Temperatures are set to plummet in the coming days and now the national forecaster has issued a weather warning for the whole country

A weather warning for snow and ice issued by the Met Office is in force across Northern Ireland. It will remain in place until 10am on Tuesday, November 19, with the forecaster saying snow and icy surface surfaces will lead to "difficult travel conditions Monday afternoon, evening and overnight into Tuesday morning."

MET ÉIREANN HAS issued a status yellow warning for snow and ice across counties Cavan, Donegal and Leitrim. All of Ulster is under a snow and ice alert, with the UK Met Office putting out a similar warning for counties Armagh,