A new warning has been issued for four northern counties ahead of another Status Orange warning coming into effect on Wednesday evening

A fresh yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. The warning is in place for counties Antrim, Londonderry, Fermanagh, and Tyrone from 16:00 GMT until 11:00 GMT.

Ireland is in the midst of a cold snap, with "significant accumulations" of snow expected to fall this weekend. The brutally bitter weather conditions are expected to last until the end of next week, prompting Met Eireann to issue a number of weather warnings this weekend.

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for parts of the UK, with yellow warnings for ice and snow in place until Friday morning. The two new warnings cover parts of Northern Ireland and Wales as well as areas in north-west England and the east of England - they come after an existing warning for snow and ice in parts of northern Scotland.

The Met Office's yellow weather warning for ice ends on Friday morning.

The torrid weather of the weekend has continued into this week with much of the UK seeing snow, sleet and ice. Four new yellow weather warnings for ice have been issued by the Met Office for today. These warnings are in place for Wales,

The Met Office has issued several warnings for snow and ice this week, with temperatures plunging to well below freezing in some areas. An Arctic blast has tipped out a massive amount of snow over the last few days.

Drivers in the South West are being warned of icy roads as some schools have closed amid sub-zero temperatures. A yellow weather warning for ice was lifted at 11:00 GMT on Thursday, with a fresh Met Office yellow alert for ice across Devon and part of Cornwall issued for 03:00 until 11:00 on Friday.

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning of ice affecting London and south-east England for tomorrow