A Status Yellow warning comes into effect for the whole country this evening but it's already been snowing since lunchtime in the south west.
While the further outlook is less predictable, Met Eireann is predicting Friday to be a "much milder" day as clouds develop and temperatures climb back up as high as 10 degrees in parts. [the CorkBeo newsletters](https://www.corkbeo.ie/newsletter-preference-centre/?recirculation_test=true) [biting conditions are set to continue until Thursday](https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/snow-possible-cork-met-eireann-25977691?recirculation_test=true) at least. Met Eireann forecasters issued a Status Yellow for the entire country this morning, warning of low temperatures and icy conditions. [plummeting to as low as -5 tonight](https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/cork-weather-met-eireann-forecasts-25966785?recirculation_test=true). [as an Arctic airflow blasts the country](https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/freezing-morning-across-cork-met-25985282) - forecast to last until Thursday.
Snow is falling in parts of Ireland this evening as Met Éireann issues a fresh Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning until tomorrow midday.
“Friday will be a much milder and mostly cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Forecasters said it will be very cold on Thursday with frost and ice lingering in some areas for much of the day. Cloudier conditions will develop in the west and southwest with outbreaks of rain and sleet developing at times. There will be sunny spells and scattered wintry showers, most frequent in Connacht and Ulster. Forecasters said Tuesday will be very cold with frost and ice lingering in many areas. Met Éireann said today will be mainly dry with sunny spells, but sharp frost, patches of mist or fog and icy stretches may linger in places.
Another user shared a video of quite heavy snow falling in Tralee. Read more on Irish weather.
[Carlow](https://www.thesun.ie/where/carlow/) Weather expert Alan O'Reilly said: "The colder air has arrived and temperatures will actually continue to drop for the next few hours. [snowfall accumulations](https://www.thesun.ie/news/10051545/snow-update-met-eireann-winter-frost-ireland-weather/) could strike today - with the northwest and southwest set to be worst hit. [Mayo](http://thesun.ie/where/mayo) and [Donegal](http://thesun.ie/where/donegal) also took to Twitter to share images and videos of heavy snowfall in their county [warned an "Arctic airflow"](https://www.thesun.ie/news/10045399/ireland-braces-heavy-rain-thunderstorms-ice-met-eireann/) is set to bring severe frost, ice, hail, sleet and snow. [another baltic blast](https://www.thesun.ie/news/10059197/ireland-snow-schools-closed-new-warning-met-eireann/) with four days of -5C temperatures, more snow and hazardous roads. They warned: “Reports of heavy snow falling in Clonakilty, and also in the Ballyvourney area (as seen on the attached traffic camera!)”
Snow is falling in Cork and Kerry this evening - so will it fall in your area?
[Woman knifed to death in horror bloodbath at Dublin apartment as man tells gardai 'I did it'](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/woman-knifed-death-horror-bloodbath-28952427) [Will snow fall in Ireland this week? Accumulations possible, especially in mountainous areas, leading to disruption." Heavy snow is reported to be falling in the southwest of Ireland as a freezing spell of weather grips the country.
Some parts of Ireland are already reporting snowfall today amid icy temperatures, with a Met Eireann weather currently in place for the entire country.
Sunny spells with scattered wintry showers are forecast for Wednesday, mainly in the west and north, with highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees . Met Eireann say that showers will be most frequent in Connacht and Ulster and later in the southwest, and that isolated thunderstorms and falls of hail, sleet and snow are possible, especially in the evening. Cloudier conditions will develop in the west and southwest with outbreaks of rain and sleet developing at times. Temperatures will plummet once again on Tuesday night, with showers of sleet and snow forecast. "Some showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected with the potential for freezing fog. According to Met Eireann's weather forecast, tonight is set to be bitterly cold with a widespread severe frost, patches of mist and fog and icy stretches.
Met Eireann has issued 20-hour weather warning affecting all of Ireland. The public is being urged to prepare for 'hazardous' travelling conditions over the ...
"The outlook for next weekend is for mild, mostly cloudy and unsettled weather with spells of rain at times. Met Eireann concludes: "Friday will be a much milder and mostly cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Showers will be most frequent in Connacht and Ulster and later in the southwest. Highest temperatures of 3C to 6C with moderate to fresh northwest winds. The meteorological service added: "Thursday will continue very cold with frost and ice lingering in some areas for much of the day. Cloudier conditions will develop in the west and southwest with outbreaks of rain and sleet developing at times. Scattered wintry showers will continue in parts of north Ulster and the far southwest. Lowest temperatures of -4C to 0C." Some showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected with the potential for freezing fog. Lowest temperatures of -5C to -1C." Turning very cold through the evening with more frequent wintry showers developing in the southwest. The national forecaster continued: "Tuesday will be very cold with frost and ice lingering in many areas.
TEMPERATURES could drop to as low as -5°C tonight as Met Éireann has warned of the chance for snow on higher ground.The forecaster issued another yellow ...
Scattered wintry showers will continue in the southwest, becoming more frequent this evening and bringing with them the potential for dangerous driving conditions. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users to prepare for hazardous conditions on roads and footpaths, especially on untreated surfaces. Tonight will be very cold with a widespread severe frost, some icy stretches and a few mist and fog patches forming, along with the potential for snowfall accumulations on higher ground.
Bands of snowfall drifting slowly over Massachusetts during the holiday weekend finally brought Boston its first inch of powder for the season.
"I was out driving around, the roads are slushy," said Assistant DPW supervisor David Poch. Sharon picked up 2 inches of snow from the storm. Fortunately though ...
Check with your local DPW to prepare for any ice on roads that were untreated. and then started again at 8 a.m. Trucks were busy loading up on sand and salt for hours to treat town roadways.
Boston had among the highest snow totals in Massachusetts, with more than three inches collecting at Logan airport.
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Wintry showers in the northwest and southwest. Accumulations possible, especially in mountainous areas, leading to disruption”
Friday will be a much milder and mostly cloudy day “with outbreaks of rain and drizzle”. Wednesday will feature a “unny spells with scattered wintry showers, mainly in the west and north. “On Thursday night, rain will spread eastwards across Ireland, falling as sleet or snow in places for a time. Highest afternoon temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees, coldest in Ulster. It went on to say that “the driest and brightest conditions will occur in Leinster. Heading into Tuesday night, it says: “Cold tonight with frost and icy stretches developing in many areas.
A yellow low temperature and ice warning remains in effect until midday. Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather says the North West has seen the worst of the snow, ...
Shetland Islands Council took the decision due to forecasts of continued snowfall, following heavy snow on Sunday night and Monday morning. Mainland Scotland ...
You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. In Dumfries and Galloway, Gatehouse Primary has been shut due to a heating failure and there have been issues in the neighbouring Scottish Borders. There have also been a number of weather-related problems in the south of the country. Motorists were asked to drive safely as snowy conditions affected the A7 at various locations and was also causing problems on the A68 at Soutra. Heavy snow showers have led to difficult driving conditions in Inverness and the wider Highlands, including on the A9, A96 and also the A835 Ullapool road.
Snow covered mountains in North Kerry on January 16, 2023. Met Éireann warns of hazardous conditions as ice warning comes into force. Photo by Domnick Walsh.
Tonight won’t be quite as cold as it is at present, but nonetheless, it will still be cold enough for a widespread frost,” he added. As we go through the evening, once we go into the hours of darkness, the temperatures will drop once more, which means some of those showers may fall increasingly as sleet or snow in places, especially over the northern half of the country… “They’ll [temperatures] creep above zero, in between 1C and 4C, so frost will tend to linger [Today], depending on the area.
A number of schools are staying closed today as snow has hit parts of Cork. West Cork and Kerry have seen the bulk. of the weather, with many coach services ...
Scattered wintry showers will continue with a further chance of thunder and hail. "Some of the showers may also produce thunder and hail. West Cork and Kerry have seen the bulk. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees in mainly light to moderate westerly winds, breezy along Atlantic coasts." Highest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees. "Wintry showers in the northwest and southwest.
A NUMBER of Irish schools have been forced to close today due to heavy snow in parts of the country - with temperatures plunging to -7C this morning.S.
Scattered wintry showers will continue, most frequent in the north and west, with a further chance of thunder and hail. Driest in East and Southeast. "Most showers will be in the North, West and Southwest. "Maximum temperatures of 3 to 7C, highest in the southwest. "Largely dry and bright on Thursday, though there will be some cloud towards the west of the country with outbreaks of rain persisting in Munster. "Another cold night with scattered wintry showers, mainly affecting Atlantic coastal counties, and becoming persistent in parts of the southwest. A forecaster added: "A mix of sunny spells and scattered wintry showers, most frequent early in the day. "Highest temperatures of 3 to 6C in moderate to fresh northwesterly winds. "Further updates to the advisory and warnings are expected in the coming days." "Wintry showers in the northwest and southwest. "Some showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected with the potential for freezing fog. A NUMBER of Irish schools have been forced to close today due to heavy snow in parts of the country - with temperatures plunging to -7C this morning.
Temperatures dropped to as low as -7C in parts of the midlands overnight and snowfall in Donegal has led to some schools being shut as a Status Yellow low ...
Main road conditions are "reasonably" good, he said, but there is ice and snow on many of the regional routes - but no reports of any impassable routes. "And it's not as cold and as dry as previously, there's actually more moisture in it, which means that we're getting more showers - more wintry showers, especially in the west and north." The cold spell will last until the end of Thursday and into Friday, he said, "so we have another very cold day in store for tomorrow". "Overall, a very cold day, which means that any of the showers that occur, which will mainly initially be in the west and north, they'll fall really as rain, but sleet and snow, possibly, especially on high ground. Mr Murphy urged people to take care on the roads because the frost will be very slow to clear and there are places that it will not clear at all. He said there was some snow yesterday evening and last night in parts of Kerry, some parts of west Cork and in the north, including Donegal.
A HUGE number of Irish children are set for a snow day after heavy falls of the white stuff overnight.Some schools in Donegal have confirmed they will.
Driest in East and Southeast. - Loreto Milford - Scoil Naomh Fionán, - Educate Together Letterkenny, - Loreto Letterkenny, - Errigal College Letterkenny,
In Donegal, where snow has already fallen, many schools and services are closed for the day. This week's weather forecast. Tonight with be cold with frost and ...
Lowest temperatures will be between -2C and 0C. At night temperatures will be between -3C and 0C, with frost and icy conditions developing. Temperatures will again fall below freezing in Connacht, Ulster and Leinster. Saturday will be warmer again with highest temperatures of between 8C and 11C. Scattered wintry showers will continue, most frequently in the north and west and there will be a further change of thunder and hail. Highest temperatures will be between 2C and 5C.
Some scattered snow and sleet showers are expected in Galway overnight, as Met Eireann has issued a weather weather for this evening.
A separate alert is in place for Donegal, Leitrim, and Sligo this evening. Some scattered snow and sleet showers are expected in Galway overnight, as Met Eireann has issued a weather weather for this evening. The status yellow Snow and Ice warning is in effect this evening, and will remain in place until 9am on Wednesday morning.
Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo are subject to a snow and ice warning from 9.30am on Tuesday until 9am on Wednesday, according to Met Éireann. Snow showers leading ...
Another snow and ice warning for counties Cavan, Cork, Kerry, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath is set to kick in at 5.30pm on Tuesday until Wednesday at 9am. Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo are subject to a snow and ice warning from 9.30am on Tuesday until 9am on Wednesday, according to Met Éireann. Met Éireann has issued two snow and ice warnings for several counties over the next two days.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice until noon on Wednesday.
There's plenty of salt on the road, but salt needs traffic to activate it, so I expect that the roads will clear." We've had 19 reported road traffic collisions since 5pm yesterday through to this morning in areas across the city, in Strabane, Slaughtmanus & Donemana. Please take care on the roads. "The priority is not just the safety of the residents, but the bus drivers, their health and safety has to be taken into account. In the Republic of Ireland, warnings for snow and ice have also been issued across counties Donegal, Leitrim, and Sligo. The Met Office is warning of further disruption due to snow and ice over the next few days.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for the entire country, effective until Friday. The forecast suggests that an Arctic airflow will hit the country over ...
Met Eireann says that sub zero temperatures will continue to grip the nation until Thursday. The treacherous road conditions have led to school closures in parts of the country. Met Eireann has issued a weather advisory, effective until midnight on Thursday. A Status Yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim, effective until 9am Wednesday. Temperatures remain chilly, with daytime highs from 2 to 5 degrees reported in Dublin. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the entire country, effective until Friday.
A Met Éireann snow and ice warning is in place for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Longford, ...
Apart from the school bus, other factors that schools may consider include the ability of parents, students, and staff to safely negotiate local roads, conditions in the school and its capacity to ensure the health and safety of students. In any county, the conditions may vary, which could mean that the risk to school bus services and school opening may not extend throughout the county. According to Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme, some school buses were also cancelled in counties Clare, Kerry, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.
A fresh snow and ice warning is to come into effect this afternoon, affecting Cork and Kerry among other counties.
The driest and brightest conditions will occur in Leinster." The sheltered / shaded areas on roads, under trees and adjacent to high walls are prone to black ice." Hazardous travelling conditions are expected, especially on untreated roads and footpaths. "Scattered wintry showers will continue, most frequent in the north and west, with a further chance of thunder and hail." Tomorrow will see "a mix of sunny spells and scattered wintry showers, most frequent early in the day" as temperatures climb to 6C. "Some of the showers may also produce thunder and hail, especially in the afternoon and evening.
Welcome to the Southern Star's Weather Live Blog. We'll be posting updates throughout the day, including videos and photos, of the conditions that are ...
The event will take place at 8pm in O'Donovan's Hotel. It is set to be another cold one again tonight, with more snow, frost and icy stretches developing across West Cork. MUCH of West Cork woke up this morning to a blanket of snow outside and freezing temperatures which have led to dangerous road conditions and some cancellations in the region. The warning is due to expire at 12pm today, but road conditions are expected to remain hazardous in places, especially in the shade. Welcome to the Southern Star's Weather Live Blog. Skibbereen Community School is closed today due to the cancellation of bus services and icy road conditions. Get in touch via [email protected] Road conditions in large parts of West Cork are icy, with road users urged to take care when driving. Cork County Council have reported that a number of roads in the West Cork area are impassable due to snow and ice. Many schools across the region are closed today, and school busses did not run this morning due to the conditions. Due to the current icy roads and forecast for further freezing this evening, Uillin West Cork Arts Centre has postponed the start of their Rusty Frog Juniors and Rusty Frog Youth Theatre to next Tuesday, January 24th. A bingo night scheduled to take place in The Skibbereen Eagle, Tragumna at 8pm this evening, has been cancelled due to the poor road conditions.
Met Éireann is warning of accumulations of snow as well treacherous conditions on roads.
Hazardous travelling conditions are expected, especially on untreated roads and footpaths." Wednesday will be another day of sunny spells and occasional wintry showers, most likely during the morning and afternoon. The R572 at Derreenacarrin is also impassable due to snow. "Icy stretches leading to hazardous travelling conditions, especially on untreated roads and paths," warned Met Éireann. A snow and ice warning is currently in place for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal as schools in the Ulster county were forced to close this morning due to heavy snow. Several roads are closed in Cork due to the ice this morning, resulting in the closure of schools as buses cannot operate.
Further snow and ice warnings for several counties as low of -3 degrees expected overnight.
A status yellow snow and ice warning was also issued for counties Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Kerry, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Mayo and Roscommon. The current cold snap is due to the return of colder Arctic air, the national forecaster said, and while it’s not as cold as the wintry conditions before Christmas, there is more moisture at present, which will mean more sleet and snow showers, especially in the west and north. The national forecaster said there will be wintry showers in the northwest and southwest of the country, with snow accumulations possible, especially in mountainous areas.
Met Eireann said temperatures dropped to -7C in places overnight, while a new weather warning has been issued for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo.
Some showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected with the potential for freezing fog. According to Donegal Live, Letterkenny is one of the areas worst affected and a number of schools in the town have shut today. Further updates to the advisory and warnings are expected in the coming days.” This will include showers of hail, sleet and snow with the potential for freezing fog. West Cork and parts of Kerry have seen the bulk. The sheltered / shaded areas on roads, under trees and adjacent to high walls are prone to black ice. - Remember it takes longer to stop in icy conditions. The following services have been cancelled due to weather conditions: The traffic could not move along the Cockhill Road so gardai from the Roads policing Unit rolled their sleeves up and assisted local farmers in distributing salt along the roads to get the traffic moving again. [Temperatures](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/weather) dropped to as low as -7C overnight, with further wintry falls of hail, sleet and snow forecast. Highest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees generally in moderate to fresh northwesterly winds." A number of schools have been closed in
Commuters and people on school runs face a hazardous Wednesday as heavy snow fell across Laois on Tuesday night. Heavy snow was falling in Portlaoise around ...
There will be sunny spells and scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow, most frequent in the north and west. By evening, the showers will be isolated and mainly in Ulster. It said showers of rain, sleet and snow would continue, most frequent in the north, west and midlands.
The second warning for snow and ice, also a Status Yellow, covers Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Longford, Louth, Meath ...
Tomorrow will see snow in some parts early on Wednesday morning, and it is set to be a cold day with temperatures ranging between 2C to 5C. The first, a Status Yellow snow and ice warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo says there will be "snow showers leading to some accumulations. The alert was issued by the UK Met Office who said: "Snow showers and icy stretches may cause some disruption." "Scattered sleet and snow showers with some accumulations possible. Icy stretches likely," a Met Eireann forecaster said. Isolated thunderstorms may occur too with the chance of hail in coastal regions."
The forecaster warning of “some accumulations” of snow and “icy stretches” before the weekend brings a big change in conditions.
Friday will feature rain or sleet in the west and south which will clear southwards during Friday. Patches of freezing fog will develop in light and variable winds. Cold with highest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees”. Things will begin to get much milder with highest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees, and will be coldest in Ulster and Connacht, with a light southerly or variable wind. It will be dry with clear spells early on but it will become cloudy overnight and rain or sleet will develop across Connacht, Munster, and parts of south Leinster with patches of mist and fog likely, in light and variable winds. There will be clear spells and scattered wintry showers in Ulster and north Leinster but it will become cloudy elsewhere, with outbreaks of rain and sleet developing overnight in Connacht and Munster.
The national forecaster said Wednesday morning would be cold with widespread frost and ice, with scattered snow showers, as well as hail and thunder, in some ...
he said, adding all had been processed with assistance from the local social welfare office, although some had to travel to Dublin. Rain and milder temperatures will arrive on Friday and remain for the weekend, he said. There are 88 men staying in 11 tents – eight per tent, with just beds, no furniture, their belongings in bags beside their bed, he said. Temperatures on Friday are predicted to be between three to eight degrees during the day, and only falling to between six degrees and minus one degree at night. Snow is to be heaviest in the north and west of the country, as cold temperatures again cause hazardous icy conditions on roads in several counties, Met Éireann has said. By the evening, showers are likely to be isolated to Ulster, and highest temperatures to be between two and six degrees.
The rest of the country is under the warning also, except for Waterford, Wicklow, Wexford and Dublin.
Some showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected with the potential for freezing fog." "There will be clear spells and scattered wintry showers in Ulster and north Leinster but it will become cloudy elsewhere, with outbreaks of rain and sleet developing overnight in Connacht and Munster. "Today there will be sunny spells and scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow, heaviest and most frequent in the north and west."
West Cork has seen some more snow for a second day with some schools delaying their openings and others staying closed again.
Cold with highest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees with light and variable winds. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees with light and variable winds. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees with light and variable winds." It will become drier by the evening as the showers become isolated. On Thursday morning it will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain or sleet but that will clear southwards and for the rest of the day it will be largely dry with some sunny spells. Today will be cold with sunny spells and scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow.
Scattered sleet, snow showers and icy stretches are forecasted for most of the country today as temperatures are to fall to -4 degrees in some places tonight. A ...
Tonight is to be very cold with frost and icy stretches developing in many areas, causing hazardous conditions. Lowest temperatures will range between -4 and -1 degrees, while it is expected to be colder locally in Ulster and the north midlands. Isolated hail and thunder is also possible. Sleet and snow showers will be heaviest and most frequent in the north and the west. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal. Scattered sleet, snow showers and icy stretches are forecasted for most of the country today as temperatures are to fall to -4 degrees in some places tonight.
More than twenty schools across Northern Ireland are shut, with the north west the worst affected.
"It's very clear that it has been a while since we have all had to think about how we drive when it is snowy and there were a lot of cars being abandoned - there was one particular hill I had to drive up and the four cars in front of me did not get up that hill and had to leave their cars and vans." Translink are advising passengers to expect some disruption to services. The Met Office said several centimetres of snow fell in some low level areas with five to 10cm in some higher areas on Tuesday. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said salting had been carried out across the "entire scheduled network" on Tuesday evening and again overnight in the early hours of Wednesday. "Snow may be heaviest in the north, but right down to the south of the province and to the west, it is still very icy anyway, so please everyone take extra care if you have to travel," he said. Mr Barr said he had been inundated with complaints from people in the north west about the lack of gritting on the roads network
There has been more overnight snow across most parts of Donegal leading to dangerous driving conditions and more school closures this morning.
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It said wintry showers will continue with freezing rain possible in the southwest. There may also be freezing fog patches. In Northern Ireland, the UK Met ...
Please review their details and accept them to load the content. He said that a cold Arctic air flow between areas of low pressure to the northeast and high pressure to the southwest is streaming down at this time of year, so it is "only natural that some of those will fall as sleet or snow at times." Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Murphy said it will be quite cold again tonight and temperatures will drop down as low as -4C in places, with rain and sleet developing in west Munster, and there will be some fog as well. The rest of the week will be very cold, with some dense fog in places with rain gradually making its way in by Friday morning and then there will be milder air for the weekend, he said. Met Éireann meteorologist Gerry Murphy said any showers this morning could be of sleet and snow, although as the day goes on showers will be predominantly of rain and sleet. In Northern Ireland, the UK Met Office also has a Yellow snow and ice warning in place for the six counties.
More than twenty schools across Northern Ireland are shut, with the north west the worst affected.
"It's very clear that it has been a while since we have all had to think about how we drive when it is snowy and there were a lot of cars being abandoned - there was one particular hill I had to drive up and the four cars in front of me did not get up that hill and had to leave their cars and vans." "Snow may be heaviest in the north, but right down to the south of the province and to the west, it is still very icy anyway, so please everyone take extra care if you have to travel," he said. "They have been working in shifts almost continually over the past couple of days, in many areas to try and keep the main road network open and passable, but it is fair to say that the situation does remain difficult, and the road temperatures are currently below freezing almost everywhere." He said despite the service's best efforts "you can't guarantee that roads are free of snow and ice at all times". He said "many of the drivers have been facing heavy snow showers along their routes". The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said salting had been carried out across the "entire scheduled network" on Tuesday evening and again overnight in the early hours of Wednesday.
Skiing fanatic Alex Nowotynski didn't have to go too far to enjoy some slopes this week as he and his friends headed out to Nowen Hill and had a blast sliding ...
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Ireland is currently engulfed in freezing Arctic air. Temperatures dropped to as low as -7C on Monday night, with further wintry falls of hail, ...
Patches of freezing fog will develop in light and variable winds. Freezing rain possible in the southwest. The lowest temperatures will drop to between -4 and -1 degrees and will be colder locally in Ulster and the north midlands.
Well-known Letterkenny photographer Clive Wasson dusted down his drone and braved the snow in Letterkenny for this unusual but stunning view of the Polestar ...