Status Yellow Ice Weather Warning issued for tonight

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Galway Daily news Status Yellow Ice Weather Warning issued for tonight

Icy conditions are forecast for Galway tonight, as Met Eireann has issued a weather warning for the entire country tonight.

The Status Yellow Ice Warning will be in place for all of Ireland from 6pm on Friday until 9am the following morning.

Cold weather tonight will lead to ice on untreated surfaces creating hazardous travelling conditions Met Eireann has said.

Much of north and central Ireland has been caught off guard by heavy snowfall today which has blocked roads and closed schools.

There are a multitude of weather warnings in place today, such as a Rain warning for Dublin, Louth, Meath, Wicklow lasting until 3am Saturday.

There is also a Snow-Ice warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow, and all of Munster until 6pm today.

Another Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Westmeath, Wicklow, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo expired at midday on Friday.