Ice, Snow & Rain weather warnings.

Update 5th Jan 2025, 10:15

Please check with your transport operator before travelling as there may be delays or curtailments due to adverse weather conditions, which may include snow, sleet, ice and/or rain. Some services will be travelling at reduced speeds in the interests of safety.

For further information on the weather warning visit www.met.ie


Issued by Met.ie: Updated: 08:55 Sunday 05/01/2025

Status Orange – Snow/Ice warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wicklow, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary

Met Éireann Weather Warning

  • Significant snowfall accumulations expected.
  • Impacts:
    • • Very difficult travelling conditions
    • • Poor visibility
    • • Travel disruption delays to public transport likely (air, rail, bus)
    • • Difficult conditions underfoot
    • • Animal welfare issues
  • Valid: 17:00 Saturday 04/01/2025 to 17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025

Status Orange – Rain/Snow warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford

  • Met Éireann Weather Warning
  • Heavy rain transitioning to sleet and snow with significant accumulations expected.
  • Impacts:
    • • Very difficult travelling conditions
    • • Poor visibility
    • • Travel disruption delays to public transport likely (air, rail, bus)
    • • Difficult conditions underfoot
    • • Animal welfare issues
  • Valid: 17:00 Saturday 04/01/2025 to 17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025

Status Orange – Snow/Ice warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wicklow, Munster

  • Met Éireann Weather Warning
  • Further falls of sleet and snow leading to significant accumulations.
  • Impacts:
    • • Very difficult travelling conditions
    • • Poor visibility
    • • Travel disruption delays to public transport likely (air, rail, bus)
    • • Difficult conditions underfoot
    • • Animal welfare issues
  • Valid: 17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025 to 20:00 Sunday 05/01/2025

Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Wexford, Connacht

  • Met Éireann Weather Warning
  • Falls of sleet and snow with snowfall accumulations expected.
  • Potential Impacts:
    • • Hazardous travelling conditions
    • • Poor visibility
    • • Travel disruption
  • Valid: 08:55 Sunday 05/01/2025 to 17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025

Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Munster

  • Met Éireann Weather Warning
  • Further falls of sleet and snow with snowfall accumulations expected.
  • Potential Impacts:
    • • Hazardous travelling conditions
    • • Poor visibility
    • • Travel disruption
  • Valid: 17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025 to 00:00 Monday 06/01/2025

Status Yellow – Low Temperature/Ice warning for Ireland

  • Met Éireann Weather Warning
  • Very cold nights with widespread frost and ice. Temperatures struggling to get above freezing during the day.
  • Potential Impacts:
    • • Hazardous travelling conditions
    • • Icy patches
    • • Travel disruption
  • Valid: 17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025 to 12:00 Thursday 09/01/2025

Cross-border – Northern Ireland Warnings

Yellow – Snow and Ice Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry

UK Met Office Weather Warning (www.metoffice.gov.uk)

  • Ice and snow leading to disruption to transport and some infrastructure
  • Valid: 21:00 Saturday 04/01/2025 to 18:00 Sunday 05/01/2025

Issued: 09:33 Saturday 04/01/2025