Snow and Ice Warning issued

The Met Officer says there is a risk of snow/hail showers affecting the island this evening and continuing at times overnight before tending to clear by Thursday morning.

This will mainly affect central and southern areas.

This may locally lead to 1-3cm of accumulation for low-levels and a risk of 2-5cm for higher ground especially if showers affect the same area repeatedly.

The Met Office said: ‘Ice will be an additional hazard on untreated surfaces with temperatures remaining sub-zero throughout for areas above around 1000 FT. From 1700 Hours ice also forming in low-level areas sheltered from the light to moderate N or NW wind especially in places that are damp/wet or become snow covered. Minimum air temperatures falling to -3°C in some areas.

‘In a similar way to Wednesday morning temperatures only slowly recovering through the day, maximum air temperature in the afternoon of 4°C.’