Motorists are being warned of treacherous conditions on Clare roads tonight and tomorrow morning.
Met Éireann says wintry showers will lead to hazardous conditions on some routes.
Temperatures dipped to as low as minus 4 in parts of Clare last night, with icy conditions persisting in many areas this morning.
The mercury is set to rise gradually in Clare over the coming days, but Met Éireann’s warning the cold snap will continue to bite until the middle of Thursday, with milder conditions overnight on Thursday night.
Tonight, wintry showers of hail, sleet, and snow will create hazardous conditions though, with similar conditions forecast for the following morning.
Met Éireann Forecaster and Tullycrine native, Michelle Dillon says people need to be extremely careful over the coming days.
Clare County Council is reminding drivers not to become complacent, even on gritted roads.
The local authority has gritted and salted roads that account for around 70 percent of the county’s traffic.
John Leahy of Clare County Council says while the cold snap isn’t expected to last, they are well prepared if it does so.
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