Status Yellow snow and ice warnings set to remain in place across the country
The warnings are in place from 5am today Thursday, February 8 to 8pm
Weather warnings remain in place across the country today as Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow and ice warnings for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Longford
Sleet and snow may accumulate and turn to rainfall, contributing to dangerous driving conditions in these counties.
The warnings are in place from 5am today Thursday, February 8 to 8pm.
The status yellow warning was originally in place for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Longford but has now been extended to cover more of the country.
A further look at today's forecast:
TODAY: Cold and blustery today with widespread rain, turning to sleet and snow in parts of the midlands, west and north and on high ground. Any sleet and snow will become confined to Ulster in the afternoon, with patchy rain elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees over the northern half of the country and 5 to 10 degrees further south, in fresh and gusty easterly winds.
TONIGHT NIGHT: Tonight will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, and further sleet in parts of Ulster. A cold night over the northern half of the country with lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees. Milder further south with lows of 5 to 7 degrees. Breezy with mainly moderate to fresh and gusty easterly winds.
THURSDAY: Staying cloudy tomorrow with scattered outbreaks of rain and a chance of sleet in Ulster. Turning drier in Munster and south Leinster in the afternoon and evening, with sunny spells and isolated showers developing. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees generally, but milder in the south and southwest with highs of 7 to 10 degrees. Light to moderate variable winds, fresher in the north.
FURTHER OUTLOOK: Unsettled with showers or spells of rain through the weekend and into next week. Cold with frost and ice developing by night.