West and North to bare brunt of cold snap set to begin this afternoon

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Galway bay fm newsroom - The West and North will bare the brunt of a cold snap that will begin shortly.

Met Eireann's yellow alert for Snow and Ice comes into force at 4pm and will run until late tomorrow morning.

It has warned of hazardous conditions for people setting off on a journey, with some isolated thunderstorms likely too.

Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather says this is because of a mix of freezing air and heavy downpours:

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