Including the lowest temperature recorded in Ireland this winter.
Sunday night was as bitter as it’s been in Ireland for quite some time, with the mercury dropping well below zero throughout the country from Sunday evening onwards.
A weekend of freezing weather came to an end with temperatures in parts of the country dropping to almost -7 degrees, with the coldest temperatures on Sunday night – and in Ireland this winter – recorded at Mt Dillon weather station in Roscommon, where it was a cool -6.7 degrees.
Elsewhere, according to figures released by Met Éireann of conditions recorded from Sunday night to 7.30am on Monday morning, Gurteen in Tipperary and Athenry in Galway were nearly as cool with temperatures of -6.5 and -6.2 degrees respectively.
Temperatures also fell below -4 in Claremorris (Mayo), Ballyhaise (Cavan), Oak Park (Carlow), Moore Park (Cork) and Shannon Airport (Clare).
Minimum temps from last night to 7:30am (°C):
Mt Dillon (Rosc) -6.7 (Lowest this winter)
Gurteen (Tip) -6.5
Athenry -6.2
Claremorris -5.3
Ballyhaise (Cav) -4.8
Oak Park (Car) -4.7
Moore Park (Cork) -4.6
Shannon Airport -4.3
Knock Airport -3.2
Dublin Airport -2.5
Cork Airport -0.5 pic.twitter.com/teFko5gBH7— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 8, 2018
Current temps around the country (°C taken at midnight):
Mt Dillon (Roscommon) -4.3
Athenry -3.7
Gurteen (Tipp) -3.5
Claremorris -3.2
Markree (Sligo) -2.5
Shannon Airport -2.3
Oak Park (Carlow) -2.2
Ballyhaise (Cavan) -2.1
Knock Airport -2.0
Cork Airport 0.2
Dublin Airport 0.1 pic.twitter.com/bmlY5zvDo0— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 8, 2018
Conditions will remain cool for most of this week, according to the latest forecast from Met Éireann.
Lowest temperatures of -2 have been forecast for Tuesday night and -3 on Wednesday night, with highest temperatures of 6 degrees predicted for Thursday afternoon before the weather turns a little milder heading into next weekend.
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