Met Éireann has issued an update predicting snow today

Snow day?

Met Éireann has issued a weather update this morning, indicating that it might snow in parts of the country today. The update was published through Twitter with a radar image showing wintery showers on the way. It said, "Met Éireann high resolution model HARMONIE showing mixture of rain and snow prediction for 7am Wednesday 27th December."

Met Éireann high resolution model HARMONIE showing mixture of rain and snow prediction for 7am Wednesday 27th December. pic.twitter.com/BHjh01qK46

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 27, 2017

A follow-up tweet confirmed that Ulster, Connacht and Munster would be worst affected by the scattered wintery showers. It said, "Frost & icy patches in many areas this morning. Today will be cold & breezy with sunny spells & sctd. wintry showers, mainly in Ulster, Connacht and west Munster, but also parts of north Leinster and the midlands. The east and southeast will be mainly dry. Highest temps 3 to 6C."

Frost & icy patches in many areas this morning. Today will be cold & breezy with sunny spells & sctd. wintry showers, mainly in Ulster, Connacht and west Munster, but also parts of north Leinster and the midlands. The east and southeast will be mainly dry. Highest temps 3 to 6C. pic.twitter.com/fisX4CUHJx

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 27, 2017

Meanwhile, on the main Met Éireann website, the forecast for today is:

"There'll be spells of sunshine today with scattered wintry showers. Some showers will be heavy, leading to accumulations of snow on mountains and at times to lower levels. The showers will be most frequent in the north and west and down through the midlands. They'll become isolated in the evening. Northwest winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty and temperatures will be between 3 and 5 degrees at best."