Motorists urged to take care as status orange fog warning is issued

Met Éireann has issued a status orange fog warning for the entire country this morning.

Issued in the early hours of 2am - this warning will stay in place until 10am and and even later in some parts of the country as the fog will linger due to the cold temperatures, cloud and mist.

Orange Level Fog Warning for Ireland.

Valid:Thursday 11 January 2018 03:00 to Thursday 11 January 2018 10:00https://t.co/9BeK3UcAwO — Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 11, 2018

The fog is expected to affect inland counties more than the costal areas and AA Roadwatch has reminded all motorists to be extra careful today and slow down. This warning follows on from yesterday when the Gardaí posted a message urging commuters to take care as fog began to get heavy around 4pm.

Very foggy in parts of the country. Please drive with care and reduce speed if necessary pic.twitter.com/wkLTt3Gmmw

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 10, 2018

Later on, temperatures are expected to range between 3C and 8C. Tonight however, is expected to be a cold one, after the fog clears temperatures are set to plummet to -2C.

Cold today. Frost clearing, but the fog will be slow to clear & is likely to linger in some places into the afternoon. A few bright or short sunny spells, but generally cloudy and misty. Top afternoon temperatures 3 to 7 C., generally, but 8 to 10 C., in southern coastal counties

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 11, 2018