26/01/2015

Snow To Return On Wednesday

Met Éireann has warned of more sleet and snow expected to return on Wednesday of this week.

The forecaster said that "several centimetres" of snow is expected across the country, with "bitterly cold" weather to remain through the end of the week and into the weekend.

Temperatures are expected to drop to minus 4 and Wednesday's weather forecast is to be cold, blustery and showery.

(MH/CD)

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