Snow and ice warning issued for five counties

A snow and ice warning has been issued for five counties from midnight on Tuesday.

Met Éireann has issued a warning to Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Cavan until midday on Thursday.

Met Éireann has warned of hazardous travelling conditions and icy patches.

A status yellow snow and ice warning will also be in place for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry from midnight until noon on Wednesday.

Tuesday night will see scattered showers becoming increasingly confined to the north and west.

Some of the showers will turn wintry with hail and sleet, and possibly some snow too, especially on higher ground.

Lowest temperatures of -1 to 3 degrees with some frost and icy patches in moderate to fresh and gusty northerly winds.

On Wednesday, there will be sunshine and scattered showers, some of them wintry with hail and sleet.

Some snow showers are possible too, mainly over higher ground in the north and northwest. Highest temperatures of just three to seven degrees.