Met Éireann issues urgent snow warning with two counties pinpointed for awful weather

Met Éireann has issued an immediate snow warning for two counties amid reports of sleet and snow.

The Status Yellow snow-ice warning was issued for Cork and Kerry on Wednesday morning and is valid from 10.24am until 6pm.

Met Éireann has said "a mix of sleet and snow showers could lead to accumulations causing disruption today." Slush is likely to form and motorists are warned to take care on the roads.

People in both counties have already been reporting snowfall.

@CarlowWeather snowing now in East Cork...... pic.twitter.com/ICLB2FineQ

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Met Éireann's wider forecast for Wednesday says: "Scattered showers and sunny spells today. Showers may be heavy and fall as sleet or snow at times, especially on higher ground. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in a moderate to fresh southerly breeze.

"Isolated showers and clear spells tonight, still some falling as sleet and snow. Winds falling light easterly overnight allowing temperatures to fall to minus 1 to plus 2 degrees with frost and ice possible.

"Showers or longer spells of rain along the south coast and in the east and north tomorrow, Thursday, with sunny spells and isolated showers elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with moderate to fresh northeast becoming light northwest later breezes."

They add there will be a "mostly dry start [on Friday] with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. Showers will develop across the country in the afternoon as southerly breezes freshen. The showers may be heavy at times but will gradually begin to die out by the evening. Highs of 9 to 12 degrees.

"It looks set to be another rather unsettled but perhaps milder day overall [on Saturday]. A brisk southerly flow will usher in plenty of showers during the afternoon and evening, some possibly heavy a times too. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees.

"Current models indicate that the unsettled weather will remain for Sunday with showers nationwide in the afternoon and evening together with blustery southerly winds. Perhaps slightly milder too with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees," the forecast concludes.