Met Éireann fog alert issued for Laois and other counties

Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow - Fog Warning for Laois and the rest of Ireland for this weekend. 

The Warning is valid from 5pm on Friday to 12 noon on Sunday. 

Forecasters warned of dense fog forming in many areas and lingering through the day in some places.

Patches of freezing fog are also possible.  Met Eireann cautioned about poor visibility and hazardous travelling conditions

A Status Yellow Low Temperature / Ice Warning is already in place for Ireland for the same time period.

Forecasters said:

"Very cold day and night time temperatures with frost and ice persisting in many areas.
Possible Impacts:
• Slippery conditions underfoot
• Hazardous travelling conditions
• Animal welfare issues."

Met Éireann National Forecast issued at 4.41pm December 1

Friday: Clear spells and scattered showers continuing in evening, mainly in the west, north and midlands, although the odd shower will still affect eastern coasts. Some showers may fall as hail and sleet. Very cold with light variable breezes.

Cold night with well-scattered showers  over the western half of the country, possibly falling as sleet or snow at times. Staying drier further east. Turning foggy in places with freezing fog developing too. Widespread frost and icy stretches once again with lowest temperatures of 0 to -4 degrees.

Saturday: A frosty, icy and foggy start for many tomorrow, with ice and fog patches lingering through the day in some areas. Elsewhere will be clear with scattered showers and sunny spells. Showers will be most frequent in the west and northwest and some will be heavy with hail, sleet and snow possible. Highest temperatures of just 1 to 5 degrees, a little milder near coasts, in light west to southwest winds.

SATURDAY: Cold overnight, with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving in off the Atlantic, possibly turning wintry over higher ground. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +2 degrees, with light variable breezes.

SUNDAY: Sunday will likely be a mostly dry day with showers lingering near coasts, along with low cloud or mist struggling to clear through the day. Highest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, with light northeasterly breezes.

MONDAY: Current indications suggest that wet and windy weather will spread over the south and east of the country early on Monday, with the possibility of scattered falls of sleet. Coldest in the north with milder weather possible in the south.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: Considerable uncertainty in the further outlook, with a signal for a return to a more Atlantic regime.