An orange warning for low temperatures and ice has been issued for 13 counties tonight.
The alert, affecting midlands counties, will be in place from 7pm on Thursday until 8am on Friday.
The orange warning applies to counties Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary.
Widespread severe frost and ice, along with patches of freezing fog, is forecast for Thursday night with temperature expected to dip to between -7 and -2 degrees again.
Met Éireann is warning of "dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot".
⚠️Status Orange - Low Temperature/Ice warning for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary⚠️
Valid: 19:00 Thursday 09/01/2025 to 08:00 Friday 10/01/2025
More detail 👇https://t.co/lvQFgW8DsS pic.twitter.com/Op6VodTn6C— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 9, 2025
Thursday night will be very cold again with a yellow level warning still in place in the remaining 13 counties until midday on Friday.
