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LAST UPDATE | 10 Dec 2022
A STATUS ORANGE low temperature/ice warning will take effect for the whole country tomorrow evening with temperatures likely to fall below -5 degrees in many areas.
It will remain in place until midday on Monday.
A Status Yellow snow warning has also been issued for Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow. It will come into effect from 11pm tonight and will remain in place until midday tomorrow.
The forecaster said that showers of snow will lead to accumulations in places, most substantially over high ground.
Status Orange - Low Temperature/Ice warning for Ireland
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 10, 2022
A severe frost and further icy stretches will set in on Sunday night, accompanied by patches of freezing fog. Temperatures likely to fall below -5 degrees in many areas.
17:00 Sunday 11/12/2022 to 12:00 Monday 12/12/2022 pic.twitter.com/Tb4zL0Cd9r
Severe frost and further icy stretches will set in tomorrow night, with patches of freezing fog. Temperatures are likely to fall below -5 degrees in many areas.
It comes as a nationwide Status Yellow freezing fog warning was extended until midday tomorrow, alongside a Status Yellow low temperature/ice warning.
Very cold tonight with widespread frost and ice along with freezing fog🌫️🥶
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 10, 2022
Most areas will be dry but there will be a few wintry showers, especially near Irish Sea coastal counties where some accumulations of snow are possible❄️🌨️
Lowest temperatures of -6 to -2 °C📉🌡️ pic.twitter.com/jqG2xdOUhy
Met Éireann has warned of treacherous conditions due to the freezing fog, with sharp to severe frosts expected alongside ice and black ice on footpaths and roads.
Tonight, temperatures will fall to between -5 and 0 degrees, according to Met Éireann.
The UK’s Met Office has said freezing fog patches are already forming across parts of Northern Ireland and England.
These will become more extensive into Sunday morning.
Further travel disruption was seen at Dublin Airport after 143 flights going into or out of the airport were cancelled yesterday as a result of the cold weather. A number of flights also experienced significant delays.
Today, 50 flights due to depart or arrive at Dublin Airport have so far been cancelled.
Daa has advised passengers to check with their airlines for the latest flight information.
Both Ryanair and Aer Lingus are also advising passengers to keep checking their websites for the latest updates in relation to their flights.
Live information for Dublin Airport departures and arrivals can be found here.
Additional reporting from Emer Moreau
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Brrrrrrr…….. One word. LAYERS!!!
@Anna Carr: yeah, it’s tough weather for the poor hens…….
@Mike Finnegan: and the Bookmakers
@Anna Carr: birrrrrrrr is here in Offaly ;)
Did that say Yellow snow warning…
My kids have no idea who hacksaw jimmy duggan, brutus the barber beefcake or macho man randy savage are. what the hell are they teaching them in school these days?
@Sean O Cathasaigh: Christmas Carols
@Sean O Cathasaigh: teachers these days just stick on Youtube or Netflix for the kids & put their feet up.
What rotten weather for anyone homeless or can’t afford heating, our natural resources need to be brought back to public ownership, this greed is out of control & privatisation needs to be stopped now, these people’s greed is causing so much misery & their just plowing ahead with nobody controlling it all.
Falling as “rain or sleep” – yes please !
Dont eat the yellow snow! Tgats my warning!
Hopefully the Munster v Toulouse game tomorrow won’t be affected, Rumours abound here in limerick.
Child of Prague is out
Delighted to see we will have sleep
Typo in the article. It’s sleet not sleep.
@Madra: On your bike pedant.
Orange warning sounds warmer than yellow warning! Get in! Toasty
The map shows temps as 0 and -0
I’m bored with the weather stuff. Can’t we have more articles about racists taking over East Wall protests or some stuff ridiculing Enoch whatshisname.
I,m really enjoying this global warming. Can’t wait for net zero 2050.
It’s cold it’s winter. I think I have it in me to to be a columnist but feel I would have to avoid being succinct.
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