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Met Eireann issued a yellow status warning for fog with the entire country set to be hit tonight.
The alert is in effect for all of Ireland from midnight on Sunday until 10 a.m. M. From Monday morning.
It says: “Dense fog with risk of icy fog in some places.”
Driving in fog can be very dangerous and anyone on the road is advised to take precautions.
AA engine experts offer the following tips for driving in foggy conditions:
- Use your low beams at all times, in addition to your windshield wipers and fog.
- Familiarize yourself with the front and rear fog lights. Know how to turn them on and off and use them only when appropriate.
- Beware of other drivers not using headlights.
- Only drive as fast as conditions allow and keep a greater distance between yourself and the car ahead. Following someone’s taillights can give a false sense of security and is dangerous.
- If the road has street lights on, you probably don’t need to use your fog lights.
- Be able to stop within your range of visibility. This is particularly important on highways and expressways where you will be traveling at high speed.
Meanwhile, Met Eireann has confirmed that it will remain ‘very cold’ until the middle of next week, where it will start to become more unstable.
One forecaster said: “A cold and icy start to Sunday with lingering fog throughout the day in parts. It will be a mostly dry day with developing sun where the fog clears and only a few isolated showers on the coastal margins. Higher temperatures 2 to 5 degrees, a degree or two softer in the southwest, the winds will be light, with variations in direction.
“Staying very cold until the middle of the week with icy nights, but good periods of sunshine during the day. Staying mostly dry for most with only a few showers, but more prolonged rains Sunday night in the Southwest. It gets more Unstable during the second half of the week, but temperatures rise to more normal levels for the time of year.
“The rain will clear to the southeast during Monday morning leaving a cold and mostly dry day with some periods of sunshine and some scattered showers, mainly along the north, west and east coasts. Higher temperatures 2 to 6 degrees with light north breezes or variable.
“A cold, bright day on Tuesday with good sunshine. Some isolated showers over the northwest coasts, but dry elsewhere. Higher temperatures 6 to 9 degrees, moderate to cool winds from the northwest, strong on the coasts.
“Cold and very dry Wednesday morning, but towards the afternoon, a persistent band of rain will arrive from the west, gradually spreading across the country during the afternoon and evening. Higher temperatures 4-9 degrees. Breezes Milds from the west will return from the south and increase from mild to moderate. Rain clearing will develop in the west early in the evening and the rain will continue in the eastern half of the country. Lower temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees. “
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