UK weather: New Met Office ice warning issued for Northern Ireland with ‘rain to fall on frozen ground’
Watch the Met Office video forecast, as an ice warning is issued for Northern Ireland.
A new Met Office ice warning has been issued for Northern Ireland.
The yellow ice warning will be in place from 00:00 to 10:00 tomorrow (Thursday January 8).
The warning reads: “Ice will readily form on untreated surfaces tonight bringing a risk of some disruption.
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“Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces. Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.
“After a band of rain clears through on Wednesday evening, clearing skies will allow temperatures to fall rapidly bringing an ice risk overnight, especially on untreated surfaces. A few showers will also persist across counties Antrim, Derry, Tyrone and Fermanagh, adding to the ice risk in these areas with rain falling on frozen ground.”
Met Office Northern Ireland weather forecast
Today (Wednesday January 7)
Dry with bright spells through the morning. Clouding over in the afternoon with some light rain and hill snow slowly spreading east. Strong northwest winds at first, becoming light. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Tonight (Wednesday January 7)
Cloudy with rain and hill snow at first, clearing northeast through the evening. This allowing a mostly dry night with some clear spells, but some showers in the north, west. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
Thursday (January 8)
It will stay mostly dry with variable cloud and bright spells through the day, but a few showers around the coasts. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Outlook for Friday (January 9) to Sunday (January 11)
Staying cold with some bright spells and a few showers on Friday and Saturday, Dry first thing Sunday but soon turning windy as rain spreads northeast.