Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning issued for Galway

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Status Yellow Low Temperature/Ice warning has been issued for all of Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford and Clare.

The alert will come in to effect at 6 o'clock tonight and is set to last until 10am tomorrow.

Met Eireann is forecasting temperatures will drop to between -2 and -5 degrees overnight.

There will be widespread severe frost and icy patches on untreated surfaces.