An orange weather warning issued for snow and ice remains in place until Sunday night.

Met Éireann warned people in Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Tipperary that significant falls of snow are expected Saturday night and into Sunday.

Accumulations of 4cm to 8cm could occur quite widely, with heavier totals possible.

Drifting snow is a risk locally at times too, with brisk winds.

Slippery paths and treacherous roads also due to snow accumulation and ice.

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, the Met Office has a yellow warning place, with snow showers expected and as much as 10-20cm of snow forecast in some areas.

Rainfall warning

Met Éireann has also issued a status yellow rainfall warning for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford.

It said that there will be heavy rain overnight on Saturday, with some further outbreaks at times on Sunday.

Total falls of 25 to 40mm are expected in Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and in coastal areas of Wexford and Waterford.

The warning comes into force at 9.00pm on Saturday night and remains in place until 11.00pm on Sunday night.

Wind warning

Meanwhile, a status yellow wind warning is in place for counties Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford.

Southeast winds veering northwest are expected to reach mean wind speeds of 55 to 65 km/h with gusts of 90 to 110km/h for a time early on Sunday, particularly in coastal regions and on high ground.

The wind warning is in place until Sunday afternoon.

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