The Met Office has issued a yellow snow and ice weather warning for across Northern Ireland this week and here's what you can expect. 

The new alert comes amid a yellow snow and ice warning for across the country which is in place from 3am on Monday, January 15.

Further snow showers and some ice are predicted to continue across the week as wintry conditions push to other parts of the UK to cover the rest of mainland Scotland and the northwest of England.

County Antrim, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry and County Tyrone are all expected to be affected by this week's warnings. 

What to expect from the Met Office's snow and ice warning

The Met Office has told people in the affected areas to expect frequent heavy snow showers that could mean likely disruption to travel across the region.

We have also been told to prepare for:

  • Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers
  • Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel
  • Untreated pavements and cycle paths might be impassable
  • A chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
  • Some rural communities could become cut of
  • Icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle path
  • Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

For your latest forecast, visit the Met Office website.

The weather forecast has provided further details for the outlook in the coming days: "Throughout this period frequent snow showers will continue to push inland across parts of Scotland and much of Northern Ireland, the heaviest snowfall will likely occur in hilly areas inland from the coastlines exposed to the north to northwesterly wind.

"In these areas an additional 5-10 cm of snow is likely, and there is the potential for a further 15-20 cm of snow in a few locations during Wednesday (especially across Scotland).

"Areas further inland from these most exposed regions are likely to see lower snowfall amounts, with perhaps a 1 cm or so most probable here, with a chance of an isolated spot approaching 5 cm."

Meanwhile on Thursday, "Further snow showers continue," the Met Office said.

"But with the wind subtly changing to a more westerly direction, slightly different areas are most likely to see the greatest focus of showers compared to the previous day.

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"In many areas, this fresh snow will be falling on top of snow already on the ground.

"Parts of northern and western Scotland (including southwest Scotland) are likely to see an additional 2-5 cm fairly widely, with peaks of 15-20 cm for areas just inland from west/northwest facing coasts.

"Further inland towards the southeast of the area, an additional 1-2 cm, with an isolated 5 cm is more probable.

"These same figures can be used for Northern Ireland, but the ultimate maximum here is likely to be in the 10-15 cm range. In addition to the snowfall, ice is likely fairly widely, with thawing / re-freezing of slush and snow."