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The Government Task Force on Emergency Planning is to meet on Monday morning to assess the weather situation for the week ahead.
A status yellow weather warning is in place for the entire country, with lowest temperatures of -3°C expected overnight tonight.
Met Éireann issued a weather advisory warning that exceptionally cold weather will occur this week.
Air and ground temperatures will be 5°C to 10°C below normal, with significant wind chill and penetrating severe frosts
Snow showers, mainly affecting eastern areas on Tuesday, will progressively become more widespread and heavier through midweek, with significant and disruptive accumulations.
Ok so y'all remember when I tweeted that picture of the reddest chart I'd ever seen in work? And everyone lost their minds? Well... #cold #snow #weather Watch out for those in need; #elderly #Homeless #AnimalWelfare pic.twitter.com/uYs6ET15m2
— Joanna Donnelly (@JoannaDonnellyL) February 25, 2018
For advice on how to prepare on farms for the week ahead, read Jack Kennedy’s advice for dairy farmers and Darren Carty’s essential tips for making sure ewes and lambs and cows with calves at foot are well looked after.
Brace yourself: severe frost, snow and bitter easterly winds on way
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