A yellow snow-ice warning is also in place for Connacht, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Donegal, Clare, Kerry and Tipperary. Accumulations are possible on hills and mountains.
Today will be a cold day, with showers of rain, hail, sleet and snow forecast. Temperatures could drop to just 2C. There will also be gusty west to northwest winds.
Tonight
Tonight will be cold and windy. Snow may fall in parts of Ulster and Leinster, with clearer and showery conditions developing later. Temperatures will drop to zero, and some icy patches could develop on roads.
Poor weather conditions means its cold and dark in most parts of the country. Don't be dim, make yourself seen. Put on you lights. Staysafe
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 29, 2015
Snow in Ballyhaise this morning. pic.twitter.com/X6tcYJlP3V
— NorthernSound News (@NewsonNS) January 29, 2015
Windy & cold.Showers of hail,sleet & snow.Highs 3-6C but feeling colder in the stiff W-NW wind
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 29, 2015
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