Weather warning issued as more snow and ice looms

The whole country will be under a yellow snow and ice warning from tomorrow afternoon.

Met Eireann has issued the alert for 4pm Thursday, until 11am Friday.

Scattered showers of snow, hail and sleet are on the way, with hazardous conditions expected.

Some isolated thunderstorms are also due tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Donegal County Council says its gritters are already operational, and all roads on the gritting schedule are being treated.

ALL routes will be gritted from 5PM on Wed. 05/01. Donegal gritting route index as follows:

06: Inishowen West
04: Inishowen South
01: National Primary North
02: National Primary Central
03: National Primary South
07: Milford South
08: Milford North
09: Cill Ulta East
10: Cill Ulta West
11: Na Rosa
12: Binswilly
13: Stranorlar North
14: Stranorlar East
15: Stranorlar West
16: Donegal West
17: Donegal North
18: Donegal South
19: Donegal National Secondary
05: Inishowen East
BT: Buncrana Town
LT: Letterkenny Town

Check Donegal County Council’s interactive map for gritting routes
Assume that no road is ice free.