Snow UK weather forecast: Snow and ice warning issued for Northern Ireland - date warning will be in place
Watch the Met Office forecast for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, as a snow and ice warning is issued for Northern Ireland for later in the week.
A Met Office snow and ice warning has been issued for Northern Ireland.
The yellow snow and ice warning will be in place from 00:00 to 10:00 on Friday January 2.
The warning reads: “Travel disruption possible from icy stretches early on Friday.
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“Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces. Some roads and railways affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.
“Following a spell of rain, sleet and hill snow on Thursday evening, icy stretches are likely to develop on untreated surfaces during the early hours of Friday. There will also be some snow showers early on Friday, mainly in the north and this could lead to patchy accumulations of 1 or 2 cm snow.”
Met Office Northern Ireland weather forecast
Today (Wednesday December 31)
Bright and frosty with mist or fog patches in the south but cloudy in the north and east at first. The day will be dry with cloud spreading to the south and rain to northern coasts later. Becoming breezy later. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Tonight (Wednesday December 31)
Dry in the south during the evening. Bands of rain then pass south from later in the night. The westerly breeze will turn northwesterly and strengthen along the coasts later. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Thursday (January 1)
A cloudy day with the occasional bright spells interspersed with a few showers, these becoming wintry in the east towards the evening. Windy along the coasts. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Outlook for Friday (January 2) to Sunday (January 4)
A band showery rain, wintry on the hills, passes south early Friday. Snow showers will follow through the rest of this period when drier in the south. Breezy.