Met Eireann weather map shows when and where -7 degrees will hit as Status Orange alert extended

Met Eireann have extended their Status Orange weather warning for 15 counties across Ireland.

They shared a weather map showing which areas will be hit with temperatures as low as -7 degrees.

The national forecaster explained that it will be extremely cold, with travel disruptions expected, both for motorists and those on foot.

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There is a Status Orange low temperature and ice warning for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Galway, Leitrim, Roscommon and Tipperary.

It states: “Extremely cold with widespread severe frost and ice, along with lying snow in some areas. Patches of freezing fog also.

“Impacts: Dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot, travel disruption and delays, animal welfare issues and poor visibility”.

It is valid from 9PM on Thursday, 9 January, until 8AM on Friday, 10 January.

There is also a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning for the whole of Ireland.

It reads: “Very cold with widespread frost, ice and lying snow. Some patches of freezing fog also.

“Potential Impacts: Hazardous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot, travel disruption and poor visibility.”

It is in place from 5PM on Sunday, 5 January, and was extended until 12PM on Friday, 10 January.

Here is your weather forecast for the days ahead:

Thursday, 9 January

Very cold with frost and ice lingering. Most places will be dry with sunny spells but there will be scattered showers in the north and west, some of sleet or snow. Highest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with light, variable winds.

Very cold with widespread frost and ice or black ice. Most places will be dry early in the night, apart from a few wintry showers in the northwest. Cloud will increase across the southwest overnight and rain will develop in Munster, turning to sleet or snow on high ground. Moderate to fresh easterly winds will develop in the southwest, but otherwise winds will be light so patches of freezing fog will develop. Lowest temperatures of -7 to -2 degrees.

Friday, 10 January

Very cold across most of the country tomorrow morning, with widespread frost and ice or black ice. Cloud and rain in the southwest will slowly move northeast across the country through the day, turning to sleet or snow on high ground. It will stay dry in Ulster and northeast Leinster however. Highest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees generally but not as cold in the southwest. Moderate to fresh east to southeast winds will develop.

Quite an overcast night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Perhaps not as cold as previous nights either with lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with light winds.

Saturday, 11 January

Staying rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle gradually clearing away to the north. Some isolated bright or sunny spells will develop and it should stay dry through the afternoon. Light southerly breezes and highs of 4 to 8 degrees.

A cloudy night overall but mostly dry too. Some patchy drizzle about western coasts but it will be a milder night than previously too. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees with light southerly breezes. Some mist and fog patches will form overnight, quite dense in the southwest for a time.

Sunday, 12 January

Another rather overcast day with freshening southerly breeze. Rain will gradually develop along western counties during the afternoon but it should hold dry across much of the country through to the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees.

Next Week

Current indications are for high pressure to develop to the southeast of the country but a few frontal systems will clip western and northern counties too. Overall rather mixed with cloud and drizzle along Atlantic coastal fringes but drier and perhaps sunnier in the southeast.