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Met Eireann has issued multiple urgent snow warnings, as most of the country will see falls in the next few hours.
The first alert is in effect until 6pm today for Louth, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan with snow accumulations of 2 to 5 cm expected in some places.
While the second yellow status warning is in effect for all of Munster, Connacht and Leinster from 8 a.m. Thursday until 8 a.m. M. From Friday.
It reads: “A band of sleet and snow extending to the northeast on Thursday, giving snow accumulations of up to 5 cm in some areas (higher over the mountains), but moving to rain in the west and south on Thursday. at night”.
Meanwhile, today will be another excruciatingly cold day, with temperatures plummeting to -4 ° C in some places tonight.
And Thursday will see “dangerous” conditions as a band of sleet and snow moves across the country.
A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Very cold this morning with widespread frost and icy sections. Today there will be sunny periods and scattered showers of sleet or snow, more frequent in the eastern half of the country with possible snow accumulations. Temperatures higher than 1 to 3 degrees with mild to moderate easterly winds.
“Tonight will be very cold with widespread strong to severe frosts and icy sections. It will be mostly dry with clear periods, although sometimes there will be isolated showers of sleet or snow. Rain, sleet and snow will develop in the southwest towards Tonight it will turn Windy, with winds from the southeast that are cool to strong and gusty, stronger in the southwest, with lower temperatures of -4 to +1 degrees.
“Sleet and snow in the southwest tomorrow morning will gradually spread northeast through Munster, Connacht and southern Leinster during the day, with snow accumulations leading to dangerous conditions. Remaining mostly dry elsewhere. with sunny spells, though the clouds will rise later.
“It will be windy and very cold with maximum temperatures of 1 to 3 degrees, with an additional wind chill factor due to the cool to strong and gusty winds from the southeast. The winds will be strongest in the west and southwest.
“Sleet and snow in Munster, Connacht, and Leinster early Thursday night will be largely confined to Leinster overnight, and rain will linger towards the south coast as temperatures rise here. Keep the breeze on. with fresh, gusty winds from the southeast, strong near all coasts. Lower temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees “.
And as we get closer to the weekend, there may be more snow at times on Friday, although temperatures will start to rise again with highs of 8 ° C in some places.
One forecaster added: “Some persistent sleet or snow falls in Leinster on Friday morning, while rain continues in the southern coastal counties. During the afternoon, a band of rain will move across the western half of the country. , possibly turning to sleet or snow in the northwest. Fresh, gusty winds from the southeast will continue Friday, strong off all coasts. Highest temperatures of 4-8 degrees in Munster, but will remain cooler in the rest of the country with maximums of 1 to 4 degrees.
“A wet and windy night as the rain spreads across the country, falling like sleet or snow in Ulster and parts of northern and eastern Leinster. The rains will be heavy in the flood-risk south coast counties. Lower temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees in general, but less cold in the southwest with lows of 5 to 9. Southeast winds will be cool to strong and gusty.
“Saturday will be wet and windy. At first there will be more sleet and snow in Ulster and parts of northern and eastern Leinster, before moving to rain later. The rain will again be heavier in the counties on the south coast. , which will keep the risk of flooding. Keep cold in Ulster and Leinster with afternoon temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees, but they become milder in Connacht and Munster with temperatures reaching 6 to 11. Winds from the southeast will continue fresh to strong and gusty.
“It will get drier in many areas on Sunday morning, but then it is forecast that there will be more rain across the country, sometimes heavy. There will also be a breeze again, with fresh and gusty southerly winds. 5 to 11 degrees, the coldest in Ulster. “
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