Ireland faces a bitter cold snap lasting until the end of next week, with heavy rain, wind, sleet, and disruptive snowfall predicted. Temperatures could plunge to -10 degrees Celsius due to an arctic airmass moving across the country. Met Eireann warns of hazardous conditions from lying snow, severe frost, and ice.
Met Eireann warns bitterly cold conditions are on the way with "disruptive amounts of snow" as temperatures could plunge to as low as -10 degrees over the coming days.
The cold snap will set in this weekend as an area of low pressure moves in to the south of Ireland on Saturday . "Any remaining rain, sleet and snow will clear eastwards on Sunday night, with clear spells following. Scattered rain, hail, sleet and snow showers will follow too, mainly into the north and west. Very cold with some significant amounts of lying snow, widespread frost and ice. Lowest temperatures of -5 to 0 degrees with the north to northwest winds generally moderating."
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