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SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES have been recorded around Ireland this morning, with temperatures lowest in the midlands and the east of the country.
Temperatures as low as -9 degrees have been recorded in Ireland today.
Met Éireann had issued a Status Yellow low temperature/ice warning, which was in place from 5pm yesterday until 12pm today.
Temperatures in many areas will remain below freezing well into the day – watch out for ice on untreated surfaces and patches of freezing fog.
Cloud will thicken in the west and northwest this morning, bringing patchy light rain and drizzle there through the day. However, it will remain dry over most of Leinster and Munster with spells of sunshine.
Tonight, Met Éireann said that it would be mostly dry but quite cloudy tonight with continued patchy drizzle in the west.
Temperatures will fall to between +2 and -3 degrees with another widespread frost. Light winds will allow widespread fog to develop overnight, with some dense patches of fog.
A -9.2C was recorded last night in Durrow, Co Laois at the Met Éireann Climate Observer Station 472. A grass thermometer recorded -12.1C.
It’s the coldest temperature recorded at the station since -9.7C after Storm Emma; prior to that, -14C was recorded on Christmas morning 2010.
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Went out early this morning and came back with three Adams apples.
@Mark Malone: lovely here in Wexford frost gone can see snow on Mt Leinster
Might have to put on the heating so..
Just back from local tesco came accross no ice on footpaths nice sunshine out there but rather cold yes
@liam ward60: last night the footpaths were icy. Nearly went on my ear. Saw an old man in front of me absolutely slip and go horizontal. Would have smashed his head in the ground if he hadn’t grabbed a fence on his way down.
Dryrobe for sale
My poor Grisilinia hedge is drooping from the cold snap
Went for an early morning walk. It was -6.. baltic.
Just met a brass monkey crying his eyes out !
What’s the address of the crowdsourced website mentioned in the article please?
@Bunny Johnson: https://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/
@Bunny Johnson: Here you go – https://wow.met.ie/
That was a cold one. North of the border in Katesbridge, Co. Down they recorded -10.6c there!
F F Fr Fr Fre Freezin’…
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