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.

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

Several areas across the country are already blanketed in snow - with more on the way. Met Eireann says the bitter cold is expected to persist through the rest of the working week. It has extended a nationwide Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning until midnight on Friday,

A spokesperson for the PSNI said: "Please take extra care on the roads this morning especially on those which may not have been gritted. Clear your windscreen of ice before you set off and remember to slow down and increase the distance between you and the vehicle ahead."

The Met Office urges people to leave extra time to make required trips and plan routes carefully.

There is the potential for disruption across Northern Ireland as snow descends across the country. The Met Office has forecast hail, sleet and snow showers across parts of Northern Ireland this evening which could bring disruption to travel.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the majority of the UK, including Sussex, with heavy snow and disruption expected