Met Éireann include Westmeath in Yellow warning for snow/ice
Met Éireann have issued a ‘Yellow’ warning for snow and ice for a number of counties, including Westmeath, from tomorrow evening.
They say, ‘falls of sleet and snow with snowfall accumulations expected’, and predict hazardous travelling conditions and travel disruption, and poor visibility.
The affected regions are: Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, and Wicklow.
Expected onset: Saturday January 4, 5pm. Expires: Sunday January 5, 5pm.
Today
Met Éireann are forecasting that it will stay cold tonight and mainly dry with clear spells.
There’ll be a few well scattered showers near western and northern coasts, the odd wintry one.
Lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees, locally colder where patches of fog and freezing fog develop.
There’ll also be widespread frost and some ice forming once again.
Tomorrow, Saturday January 4
The frost and fog will clear through the morning and it’ll be dry for a time in many areas with some sunny spells, especially further north.
Rain will gradually spread from the southwest over the course of the day, becoming heavy at times, especially later and as it meets the cold air further inland, it’ll turn to sleet and snow.
A cold day with highest temperatures of just 1 to 6 degrees, with the higher temperatures along the south and southeast coasts, where the precipitation will fall mainly as rain. Winds will be mostly light easterly to begin, but will freshen through the day.
National Outlook
Overview: Continuing cold this weekend with further falls of rain, sleet and snow, alongside icy conditions. Becoming very cold as we move into next week with mostly dry conditions apart from wintry showers in the north and west.
Saturday night: A wet and cold night Saturday night with widespread heavy falls of rain, sleet and snow. The precipitation will mainly fall as sleet and snow away from the south and southwest, with some accumulations expected. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty east to northeast winds, stronger in some coastal parts.
Sunday: Sunday will bring further falls of rain, sleet and some further snowfall accumulations for a time. It’ll gradually become drier from the west later in the day as the area of low pressure moves away eastwards. Feeling very cold with highest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees and with the added wind chill from fresh and gusty northerly winds.
Sunday night: Any remaining rain, sleet and snow will clear eastwards on Sunday night, with clear spells following. Scattered rain, hail, sleet and snow showers will follow too, mainly into the west. Very cold with some lying snow, widespread frost and ice. Lowest temperatures of -5 to 0 degrees with the north to northwest winds easing.
Monday: Very cold with some bright or sunny spells and scattered showers of rain, hail, sleet and snow, these most frequent in the north and west. Highest temperatures ranging from freezing to 5 degrees in light to moderate northwest winds, fresher in coastal parts of the north and west.
Monday night: Cold with some clear spells and further scattered wintry showers, these again mainly in the north and west. Lowest temperatures of -4 to +2 degrees with widespread frosty and icy conditions. Winds will be light to moderate northwesterly, fresher in coastal parts of the north and northwest.
Tuesday: Another very cold day with treacherous icy conditions and lying snow. Overall there’ll be a lot of dry bright, sunny weather, but still some scattered showers in the north and west. Highest temperatures of just 0 to 5 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest winds.