Met Éireann has issued snow and freezing temperatures warnings across the country over the next 24 hours.
The west and north-west of the country, which awoke to icy scenes following snowfall last night, has received an ‘orange’ warning for hail, sleet and more snow – with up to 8cm of snow likely to fall in parts of Connacht and Ulster.
The Met office has also issued a ‘yellow’ warning to parts of Leinster, Cork, Waterford and Tipperary, with the possibility of 4cm of snowfall.
AA Roadwatch is advising motorists to show due care and attention, particularly in Donegal and around the Ring of Kerry, where driving conditions are being affected by snow and ice.
Social media users around the west of the country have been posting images of the snowy landscape around Donegal this morning:
Snow in Sligo [Images: John Paul Le Bon]
#snow #Ireland â„ï¸ #Kinlough Webcam pic.twitter.com/nBkfIm35Sq
— â„ï¸ Weather-Cams â„ï¸ (@WebCamsdelMundo) January 13, 2015
#buncrana #Ireland #snow pic.twitter.com/b37Qimeda9
— Captivating Weather (@Tracey1468) January 13, 2015
Snowy Benbulben. pic.twitter.com/5ezAvZ3b1p
— St. (@Spifeypineapple) January 13, 2015
Still snowing here in #letterkenny #Donegal #snow pic.twitter.com/3Z0VNH8Zbt
— Joe duffy (@joeduffy888) January 13, 2015
Snowing steadily in #Inishowen Looks like we won't be going anywhere this morning if it keeps up #snow pic.twitter.com/vlbe4m3taC
— Trish Hegarty (@iniscomm) January 13, 2015
Heading out in the snow #weather #buncrana #Donegal #Ireland pic.twitter.com/aWRYf2qInf
— Captivating Weather (@Tracey1468) January 13, 2015
#buncrana beach #Donegal #Ireland #weather #letitsnow pic.twitter.com/3mcgsFOdBX
— Captivating Weather (@Tracey1468) January 13, 2015
Walking in a winter wonderland #snow :) #ireland pic.twitter.com/CkL3VOBeKr
— Cristín Leach Hughes (@cristinleach) January 13, 2015
And slowly at first... The snow starts in Cork.. #weather https://t.co/sL5KJ0Jer8 /via @idahocafe
— Irish Weather News (@iWeatherNews) January 13, 2015
⛄ï¸â„ï¸#snow this morning in #Mayo #Ireland #weather pic.twitter.com/gBGx6wG49n /via @johnquinn_irl
— Irish Weather News (@iWeatherNews) January 13, 2015
Snooooow 💕â„ï¸ #winter #snow #cold #ireland #onedirection #justinbieber #TagsForLikes #instamood
A photo posted by Susana (@susanabourgon) on Jan 13, 2015 at 1:39am PST
Whoa... What happened overnight?! #sneachta #snow #blanket #ireland
A photo posted by Dean Sherry (@djdeansherry) on Jan 13, 2015 at 1:41am PST
