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LAST UPDATE | 8 Jan 2024
A STATUS YELLOW ice and weather warning is in effect nationwide until 10am tomorrow morning as temperatures are expected to reach below freezing overnight.
The highest temperatures are expected to reach 3 to 6 degrees today, with light to moderate easterly breezes, dropping to lows of -5 degrees tonight.
Met Éireann has said a “light dusting” of localised snow can be expected early tomorrow morning as well as cold and icy conditions.
The Father Peter McVerry Trust has asked to public to report anyone who they see sleeping rough, ahead of the low temperatures, to the charity through their portal.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow low-temperature warning for Ireland from 9pm tonight until 10am tomorrow (Tues 09/01).
— Peter McVerry Trust (@PMVTrust) January 8, 2024
We are asking the public to report anyone they see sleeping rough. Thank you. https://t.co/whz35L0QMO pic.twitter.com/0Nr6PY4HXV
Earlier, fog warnings for all counties were paired with warnings from Met Éireann that the weather was likely to cause hazardous driving conditions on roads this morning.
The highest temperatures are expected to reach 3 to 6 degrees today, with light to moderate easterly breezes, dropping to lows of -4 degrees tonight.
Tonight is described as “very cold” by Met Éireann with patches of mist or fog expected to continue later into the evening and some isolated showers.
Some sharp frost and ice patches are expected to develop later tonight as well.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said that drivers must slow down and maintain a safe distance between themselves and other motorists when they are driving in fog.
In a video, posted to X, formerly Twitter, yesterday, the RSA said drivers must make sure their fog lights are on when driving in dense fog. The authority has reminded drivers that they must turn off their fog lights once the fog has cleared.
RSA spokesperson Teresa Mannion also reminded drivers to use their defrost settings on their windshields or direct their heaters towards their windows to avoid freezing fog from blocking their views.
She added that, at junctions, drivers can turn down their radio and roll down their windows in order to listen for on-coming traffic at junctions when driving in fog.
⚠️ Yellow Warning – Fog ⚠️
— RSA Ireland (@RSAIreland) January 7, 2024
📍 Ireland
📆 Sun 7, 6pm – Mon 8, 10am
Areas of fog will become dense and widespread this evening and linger until Monday morning. The fog will clear eastern and southern counties early Monday morning. Impacts:
• Hazardous travel conditions#VisionZero pic.twitter.com/whHWKIguVv
Uisce Éireann has also issued advice to homeowners on how to prevent freezing pipes, leaks, and damaged heating systems.
It has also launched a social media campaign and a dedicated webpage at www.water.ie/winterproofing.
Tips include insulating water tanks and pipes, because exposed pipes and tanks are particularly vulnerable to freezing.
Homeowners have also been advised to ensure that boilers are serviced and well-maintained and that dripping taps, especially external ones, should be fixed.
External dripping taps in winter can freeze on the ground and cause people to slip and injure themselves.
Uisce Éireann also advises that people check their inside stop valve, which is the isolation valve for water supply and that steps should be taken to minimise draughts as cold ait from the outside can cause pipes to freeze inside.
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Dense drivers ain’t gonna help either.
Heavy fog on way to work. Of the 100s of cars I saw only 2 had fog lights on. Talk about dense – in every sense of the word!
@Patrice Ahern: I Hope they turn them off when fog has lifted
@Philip Murphy: that’s the problem, some don’t. You regularly see some thickos have their front fog lights on 24/7, no matter the weather. Maybe they think it makes them look ‘brighter’ (I’ll get my coat) in
@Patrice Ahern: If you can see the cars ahead without the foglights, foglights are not needed. It’s really dense to use foglights on bumper to bumper traffic blinding everybody behind you where you can see the queue ahead anyway.
@Sami Hentunen: Correct, fog lights should be used like full headlights, turn them on and off as required but that won’t happen…
@Patrice Ahern: I’d hazard a guess they weren’t driving any slower than usual either.
Never mind the fog it’s an ice rink in Navan, move over ice man of 2010…. there is a new kid in town….me lol ouch
No fog here in West Cork and all Priority 1 and Priority 2 roads gritted. Well done to Cork Co. Co!!
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: How did Cork Co Co get rid of the fog? Please let us know, don’t be keeping all the secrets in Cork
@Denis Conroy: Maybe they sold it on eBay?
My favourite part of the article was tonight is described as “very cold” by met eireann .. just had a vision of fr ted talking to dougal
I live in Dublin and there was no fog or frost this morning
@Gerry R: Good job you told us!
@Gerry R: the sea breeze rose the coastal temperature above freezing
This is the time they won’t turn on their fog lights.
Everyday is a fog day in my head.
Tipping minus 8 for last few nights in w cork. Just about made 2degrees for an hour and heading south again. The light showers today will make roads lethal by 8pm. For God’s sake stay at home and only travel for emergency. Your worth it.
I’m working from home tomorrow, thank god. I almost broke my neck on numerous occasions this morning.
@Gavin Gray: Slow down my man,there’s no need to go at break neck speed.
@Gavin Gray: Get ice grips at least, it’s lethal underfoot without them.
@F Fitzgerald: Hi FF,good to see ya again. Well,that broke the ice
You wouldn’t be long getting frost bit.
Coldplay. It was all yellow.
jaysus it’s called winter.. natin to do with klimaat change..
Children in Gaza sleeping in DIY tents. How cold is that? israel
@Barry Williams. Those sheep are cold, the one’s over there are far far colder.
@P. V. Aglue: It’s nice to have a happy ewe near
Snowing in my part of Wexford now… 0145
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