LAST UPDATE | 15 Jan 2023

A MET ÉIREANN Status Yellow warning for ice is currently in effect until noon tomorrow.

The forecaster has warned of hazardous travelling conditions on untreated roads and footpaths while some patches of freezing fog are also possible.

The UK Met Office has also issued a similar warning for Northern Ireland which will be valid until 10am tomorrow.

The next few days will be cold due to an Arctic airflow reaching Ireland, Met Éireann has stated.

Sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches on roads and footpaths should be expected from this evening to Thursday morning.

Some showers of hail, sleet and snow are also predicted with the potential for freezing fog. 

The Road Safety Authority have warned that hail can cause slippery conditions even on salted roads, and reccomended that people drive slowly in a high gear to maintain traction. 

The organisation also urged road users to be wary of black ice in shaded areas, to drive slowly to avoid skidding and to avoid braking or accelerating if their car begins to skid in black ice.

Tonight, temperatures will fall to between -3 and +1 degrees, with lowest temperatures in Ulster.

Scattered wintry showers will continue for a time, most frequent in Atlantic coastal counties, generally clearing later in the night, the forecaster predicted.

Tomorrow will be dry in most areas with patches of frost and ice lingering through the morning.

There will be a few showers of sleet, generally along Atlantic coastal areas, with isolated snow flurries also possible.

Met Éireann have forecast a widespread sharp frost on Monday night with temperatures falling to between 0 and -4 degrees or -5 degrees. 

Tuesday will also be cold with lying frost or ice and afternoon temperatures of just 1 to 4 degrees with lowest temperatures of -2 to -6 degrees at night.