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Updated 11.50pm
Dan Alexandru / TwitterSunny mornings! #Dublin #liffey #Ireland @AllAboutDublin @DublinAirport @Failte_Ireland http://t.co/8KPDrX8RYQ pic.twitter.com/8waOmhmgy1
— Dan Alexandru (@a7exandre) October 1, 2015
MANY PARTS OF the country experienced glorious sunshine today as the summer made a late reappearance.
However, a weather warning remains in place.
An orange warning – the second most severe – is in place right across the country.
“Fog will form widely tonight resulting in visibility being reduced to less than 100 metres in many areas,” Met Éireann said.
This is due to remain in place until at least 11am.
The Road Safety Authority’s CEO, Moyagh Murdock, urged caution on the roads.
Heavy fog seriously reduces your visibility and makes driving very dangerous. Our advice is to switch on dipped headlights and fog lamps, reduce your speed and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front. If the fog closes in, reduce your speed further and take your time getting to your destination
Train services were also affected today, so bear that in mind for your morning commute.
Warm and sunny
However, that aside, it was calm, warm and sunny day.
Met Éireann said that the highest temperature recorded today was 19.1 degrees at Oak Park in Carlow.
Tomorrow will be more of the same, with the afternoon and evening being “generally sunny”.
Highest temperatures will be slightly cooler, standing at between 13 to 16 degrees.
Originally published 7.20am. Additional reporting by Nicky Ryan.
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Counted several cars yesterday with no lights driving through dense fog. Do they just forget to turn them on or is it a ‘it’s daytime I don’t need them on’ thing? I always think it’s a miserly thing that they refuse to turn the lights on no matter how dull/foggy/wet as it may drain the battery or waste the bulbs.
Or driving with just the side lamps on…
or they have their fogs on when you can clearly see 10 to 15 cars ahead. I turn off rear fogs as soon as a car come up behind me.
Or driving without both headlights working properly.
Beautiful foggy morning! Perfect start to October!!
Generally means a nice sunny day later
Quick let’s all drive like idiots with our lights off and then tailgate! If we’re real lucky we’ll get to rubber neck at a crash!
And don’t forget to switch those fog lights off when out of the fog
Bigamist, – fog warning in Italy.
It’s a beautiful morning. Drive slow switch the lights on and stay safe.
Oh great, fog lights on for the next few weeks and carnage on the M50
Great there’ll be muppets driving with fog lights on for next 2 weeks….fog or no fog!
That means it will be nice a fresh with clear skies today. Enjoy.
Ireland’s roads are a strange place; how many drivers do we see driving with front fogs on permanently until it actually gets foggy ?
Don’t forget to have your windscreen clear as well…Witnessed a van overtaking and cleaning the side of a parked car out of it this morning then driving off. Didn’t get the reg but a description. Left a note of the windscreen. Gotta be some sort of damage to the van.
HATE these coded weather warnings !!!
How on earth did we cope without them ……and stay alive ?? Talk about nanny state ….. grrrrr !!!
predicted heavy fog more like they looked out the window and saw a bit of fog!!
That was a film… lol.
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