MET ÉIREANN has extended its national weather warning until March 3 as it forecasts “exceptionally cold weather” next week.
The status yellow warning, which was originally in place until Friday, has now been extended to Saturday evening.
Taking to Twitter this morning, forecaster Joanna Donnelly shared an image of a map showing some parts of Ireland with temperatures as low as -10c on the way.
She tweeted: "Ok so y'all remember when I tweeted that picture of the reddest chart I'd ever seen in work? And everyone lost their minds? Well... #cold #snow #weather".
Ok so y'all remember when I tweeted that picture of the reddest chart I'd ever seen in work? And everyone lost their minds? Well... #cold #snow #weather Watch out for those in need; #elderly #Homeless #AnimalWelfare pic.twitter.com/uYs6ET15m2
— Joanna Donnelly (@JoannaDonnellyL) February 25, 2018
"Watch out for those in need; #elderly #Homeless #AnimalWelfare."
Temperatures across Ireland will be five to 10 degrees lower than normal with significant wind chill and "persistent bands of snow" starting from mid-week.
Snowfall will largely affect the eastern part of Ireland on Tuesday, but will become much more widespread from Wednesday with significant and disruptive accumulations.
Met Éireann is advising people to visit the government's Be Winter Ready website for information about how best to deal with the freezing days ahead.
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