Ireland is in for a wintry night with sleet, snow and freezing temperatures all forecast.
A Status Yellow snow warning is in place for nine counties overnight, with forecasters predicting wintry showers and icy conditions.
A Met Eireann alert for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo is in place from 5pm Wednesday until 11am Thursday, while a Met Office alert for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry is in force from 6pm Wednesday until 10am Thursday.
In its latest forecast for tonight, Met Eireann said the wintry conditions will mainly affect the northwest.
A post on its website reads: “Scattered showers, turning increasingly wintry after-dark.
“Raw tonight with clear spells and scattered wintry showers. Sleet and snow showers will mainly affect the northwest. Isolated thunderstorms are possible here too.
“Lowest temperatures of -1C to 2C, in brisk westerly winds. Frost and icy patches forming, especially for sheltered parts.”
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Motorists are being urged to take extra care on the roads overnight and into Thursday morning due to frost, ice, sleet and snow.
The wintry weather is set to continue into Friday before turning milder for the weekend.
Looking ahead to the rest of the week, Met Eireann said temperatures could plummet as low as -3C on Thursday night.
A forecaster said: “A raw start to Thursday with some frost and ice. Some sleet and snow showers too, mainly across the northwest.
“Sunny spells and scattered showers will continue through the day, some heavy or thundery with possible hail. Showers will be most frequent in Connacht and Ulster where some will continue to fall as sleet or possibly snow, mainly on hills.
“Highest temperatures of just 4C to 7C degrees with fresh and gusty northwest winds, making for an added wind chill factor.
“A cold, clear night on Thursday with a few initial showers quickly dying out, becoming largely dry. Cloud will increase from the west towards dawn. Calm, with winds falling light and variable, becoming southerly near dawn.
“Lowest temperatures of -3C to 1C with a sharp frost setting in and some icy stretches forming.”
Temperatures are due to improve slightly on Friday.
The National Forecaster said: “A cold morning with frost and ice slowly clearing. Dry in many areas at first with a few bright spells early on. Becoming cloudier with drizzle developing on Atlantic coasts.
“Outbreaks of rain will spread from the west through the afternoon and evening. Turning windy too, with southerly winds increasing fresh to strong, reaching near gale force on Atlantic coasts.
“Highest temperatures of 5C to 8C degrees, coolest in Ulster.
“A wet and windy night with fresh to strong southerly winds and widespread outbreaks of rain. Lowest temperatures of 4C to 8C with southerly winds easing mostly moderate near dawn.”
Looking ahead to the weekend, Met Eireann continued: “Saturday will be breezy and mostly cloudy with frequent showers or longer spells of rain. Highest temperatures of 8C to 11C degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
“Outbreaks of rain will continue overnight, possibly turning heavy in places. Lowest temperatures of 3C to 6C
“There will be further showers on Sunday, with some bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 7C to 10C with moderate to fresh westerly winds.”
