Northern Ireland weather: PSNI warn of treacherous weather conditions after Met Office snow and ice warning
The PSNI has warning of treacherous driving conditions in some areas this morning – after a Met Office warning for snow and ice.
Met Office yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place for all of Northern Ireland from 3pm today until noon on Monday.
Police said that wintry overnight weather has led to treacherous driving conditions in some areas this morning, because not all roads have been treated with salt and grit.
Police said: "Please exercise extreme caution when driving and leave additional time for your journey. Slow down, and leave extra distance between you and the car in front.”
It is understood that snow has begun falling across a number of areas of Northern Ireland this morning.
The Met Office had issued a Yellow warning for snow and ice across all counties of Northern Ireland, valid from midnight until 10am today.
Trafficwatch NI said on social media just after 9am that it had begun a further precautionary grit on Northern Ireland’s motorway network.
It advised this morning that temperatures through the night fell below freezing across many parts of the province.
Salting of roads took place throughout the night on parts of the scheduled network considered to be at risk of ice and snow, it added.
The Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning for snow and ice across, meaning the warnings run from 3pm today until noon on Monday.
It said that snow and ice has the potential to cause disruption to travel in places throughout the weekend and into Monday morning.
“Snow showers will continue to affect many parts of Northern Ireland over the weekend, before gradually easing on Monday,” it said.
"The heaviest and most frequent snow showers will be in the north, although along the north coast these may fall as rain or sleet at times.
"Whilst not all locations in the warning areas will see snow, around 1-3 cm is expected to have fallen in many places by Monday morning, with the potential for 5-10 cm to build up in a few locations, especially over higher routes, such as Glenshane Pass. Ice will be an additional hazard for many.”