By Justin Kelly
Met Éireann has issued a status orange weather warning for
all counties in Leinster and Munster as temperatures are set to plummet
overnight. Air temperatures will drop as low as -6 degrees over the Midlands tonight,
and a warning for icy and frosty conditions comes into effect at 8pm.
The warning remains valid until 10am tomorrow morning,
February 5, and the weather may result in adverse driving conditions for early
morning motorists. People are also told to expect some local bouts of fog,
possibly freezing.
While Leinster and Munster receive the coldest forecasts, a
status yellow weather warning is also in place for parts of the North and West
of the country, including Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal.
Motorists are being continually warned by the RSA and AA
Roadwatch to exercise extreme care on the country’s roads during cold spells.
Stopping distances need to be increased on icy roads, and fog or freezing fog
will reduce visibility, making the distance between you and the car in
front harder to gauge.
Following the taillights of another car (target-fixing) is
extremely dangerous, and is said to lull drivers “into a false sense of
security.” Motorists who engage in this type of driving are more likely to have
a collision because of the inadequate stopping distance.
Drivers are told to refrain from pouring boiling water from
a kettle directly onto their windscreens as this may result in cracks.
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