Met Eireann issues snow advisory for 18 counties as temperatures plummet to -1 ° C

Ireland’s national forecaster warned of ‘unstable’ conditions over the weekend after issuing a yellow status weather advisory for 18 counties.

Met Éireann issued a yellow snow and ice status alert in Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath and Meath.

There will be some winter showers in Ireland on Sunday with some possible accumulations, the forecaster said.

The warning will go into effect at 6 a.m. Sunday and will last until 6 pm. M. From that night.

It will be cold and windy this afternoon with outbreaks of rain, possibly turning wintry on higher ground in the east of the country.

It would be wise to have hot water bottles ready for tonight, as Met Éireann has predicted that temperatures will drop to -1 ° C tonight.

Drivers should be very careful as some frost and ice will settle in more sheltered areas tonight.

The rain will move west and southwest later in the evening and could be followed by sleet and snow falls, particularly over Connacht. The lowest temperatures are established between -1 ° C and 3 ° C.

There will be winter outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow becoming widespread Sunday morning, with some temporary accumulations possible in the northern half of the country.

The precipitation should mainly return to rain later in the day, although winter falls will persist in the far northwest into the late evening hours.

It will be a very cold day overall, with expected maximum temperatures of 1 ° C to 5 ° C.

Rain and sleet will continue for much of Sunday night, but should get more erratic, with drier conditions developing in places. Lower temperatures of 0 ° C to 4 ° C are generally expected.