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.