Dublin recorded one of the lowest temperature across the country overnight.
The latest data shows Casement Aerodrome had a low of minus 5.9 degrees as Met Éireann warns of extremely cold conditions and widespread severe frost today.
In Mullingar temperatures fell to minus 6.1 degrees.
This morning will be bitterly cold with widespread frost, ice & patches of freezing fog, all of which will persist in some areas all day❄️
Most areas dry w/ bright or sunny spells. Some scattered wintry showers in the NW🌨️
Highs of -1 to 4°C📉
Warnings➡️https://t.co/3041XHiRrK pic.twitter.com/m4D491SSfY— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 8, 2025
The capital is currently under a yellow low temperature and ice warning but that will switch to a more serious orange alert from 6pm this evening.
Dangerous travelling conditions are being reported in many parts of the country this morning. Some schools are shut while others are opening later than usual.
Transport services are also facing disruption while thousands in Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary are facing their fourth day without power.
