NI weather: Full Met Office forecast as snow set to hit

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice will become active in certain areas of Northern Ireland on Thursday.

The warning put in place by Met Office will begin at 8pm on Thursday, January 6 and is forecast to end at 11am on Friday, January 7.

"Frequent sleet, hail and snow showers may lead to some disruption to travel," Met Office said.

The entire west side and some central areas of Northern Ireland will be affected. Meanwhile, some areas in the centre and all areas in the east, including Belfast, have not been issued with the warning.

Co Down is the only county that has not been issued with a warning.

A yellow weather warning will soon be in place across a huge chunk of Northern Ireland (Met Office)

Residents in the affected areas should anticipate potential disruption to all kinds of travel - on the roads as well as on trains.

Brief power outages are possible with a risk of isolated lightning strikes.

There will probably be icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths which are also worth looking out for to avoid injury.

But while the warning is very likely, the impact is (as of Thursday morning) forecast to be relatively low.