Met รireann has put Laois and the rest of Ireland under a blanket Status Yellow alert which includes a warning to drivers of 'hazardous' icy conditions. ...
Much milder than recent nights, with minimum temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees, in a light to moderate southerly wind. Milder with temperatures rising to 7 to 11 degrees, in a moderate southerly breeze. Cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle overnight. Another very cold night with minimum temperatures of -4 to -1 degrees. Becoming cloudier in Connacht and Munster with outbreaks of rain and sleet developing. Cold with highest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees.