"It will be icy this evening as an arctic airmass arrives The forecaster said showers of hail, sleet and snow are to be expected for the duration of the warnings, affecting areas of high ground in particular. It is valid from midnight Tuesday until noon on Thursday and will apply to counties Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim and Sligo. Hazardous travelling conditions and icy stretches are possible, Met Éireann has said. Separately, the UK Met Office has issued the same warning for counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry leading to lying snow and possible travel delays."
"Tonight will see temperatures dip to -1 degrees, dropping even lower later in the week as an Arctic airmass arrives from north of the country. Unsettled weather conditions will continue to see cold and wet conditions as the week progresses. It will be cold and breezy tonight under long clear spells with scattered showers becoming increasingly confined to the north and west. Some of the showers will turn wintry with hail and sleet, and possibly some snow too, especially about higher ground. Lowest temperatures will vary between -1 and 3 degrees with some frost and icy patches."
An Arctic airmass will bring icy conditions, hail, sleet and snow across parts of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, prompting weather warnings. Warnings run from midnight Tuesday until noon Thursday for counties including Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim and Sligo, with parallel alerts for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry. Temperatures will fall to around -1 degrees tonight and drop further later in the week. Showers will turn wintry, especially on higher ground, producing frost, icy patches and possible lying snow. Hazardous travelling conditions, travel delays and a marked wind chill are expected. Thursday will be cold and frosty with sunny spells and isolated wintry showers mainly in the west and north.
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