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Kilminchy roundabout, Portlaoise after snowfall earlier this week.
The low temperature and ice warning for Laois has been upgraded to orange by Met Éireann which is warning of 'dangerous conditions' over the coming days.
The upgraded warning will come into effect from 8pm tonight (Tuesday, January 7) and remain in place until 10am on Wednesday. The forecaster said it will be extremely cold with widespread severe frost, ice and lying snow. Impacts include dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot, travel disruption and delays and animal welfare issues.
The orange warning will come back into effect from 6pm on Wednesday evening to 11am on Thursday. This is in addition to the status yellow low temperature and ice warning that remains in place until 6am on Friday. CONTINUE READING BELOW PHOTO
Met Éireann’s Deputy Head of Forecasting Liz Coleman, said: “This prolonged cold spell will bring very hazardous conditions over the next few days with no real opportunity for melt of significant lying snow. Given there has been a lot of snow over the weekend, as well as rain which has now frozen, there will be really dangerous conditions on the roads. The icy conditions will be particularly impactful for some road users, such as cyclists and motorcyclists, so alternative travel should be considered if possible.”
"Really slippery on footpaths too so tricky conditions underfoot. We’d ask the public give extra time for any travel that they have to make.”
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