THE Beast from the East isn't letting up.
Met Éireann has extended its Status Red weather alert to include every county in the provinces of Munster and Leinster.
Early this morning, the forecaster issued the warning for parts of Leinster including Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath.
Now, the Status Red alert has been extended to the remaining seven counties of Leinster, as well as all six counties in Munster.
Status Red Snow-ice Warning for Munster and Leinster
Valid from Thursday 01 March 16:00 to Friday 02 March 12:00
please see https://t.co/9BeK3UcAwO pic.twitter.com/WpahT6mfM1— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 28, 2018
The second warning comes into effect at 4pm and warns of “blizzard-like conditions” developing with heavy snow and strong easterly winds on Thursday evening.
It will remain in place until midday on Friday.
A Status Orange snow-ice warning, meanwhile, has been issued for the province of Connacht, as well as the Ulster counties of Cavan and Monaghan.
That warning will also remain in effect until 12pm on Friday.
To keep up to date with the extreme weather in Ireland this week, click here.
STATUS ORANGE
Snow-ice Warning for Connacht, Cavan and Monaghan
Valid:Thursday 01 March 20:00 to Friday 02 March 12:00
Please see https://t.co/wwmcFgkRrX pic.twitter.com/VmoRp49VPh
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 28, 2018
Snow showers will cont. today, most frequent over the east of the country & on south coasts w/ further accumulations. Further west the snow showers will be more isolated. It will be another cold day w/ daytime temps remaining around freezing in fresh & gusty easterly winds. pic.twitter.com/AEnBK9j1oe
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 28, 2018
