Lying snow expected in places as further weather warning issued for the province
A further weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for Northern Ireland.
The Met Office is advising that wintry showers on Wednesday night (November 19) into Thursday will bring some icy patches and lying snow in places, leading to possible travel delays.
The warning is in place from 5pm today until noon tomorrow.
"Many low-lying areas may see little lying snow, especially across southern counties. However, 1-2 cm is likely in places, with 3-5 cm over some higher routes such as the Glenshane Pass, with perhaps very locally more across the higher parts of the Sperrins,” forecasters said.
The public are advised to expect the following:
- some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services;
- probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths;
- some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
The Met Office had already issued a yellow weather warning for the province from midnight until noon today.
Meanwhile, the Department for Infrastructure says salting of roads on the scheduled network is planned for Wednesday afternoon, evening and Thursday morning but road users are advised to exercise caution when travelling, particularly when driving on untreated roads.