STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Weather warnings for snow remain in place in the coming days as temperatures across Ireland plummet.
A number of schools were unable to open while there was disruption on some roads and public transport services in Northern Ireland on Tuesday morning following an overnight fall of snow.
As temperatures dipped below zero, the coldest spot was Thomastown in Co Kilkenny where -7.4C was recorded.
In Northern Ireland the temperature is set to plummet to -3C on Tuesday night.
The lowest air temperature ever for January was recorded on this day back in 1881, at Markree, Co. Sligo. It was -19.1°C
Today, the provisional lowest air temperature is -7.4°C, recorded at Thomastown. Co. Kilkenny ️
Latest on cold weather here https://t.co/CuD6mXhbkf pic.twitter.com/Yf9QPcbH2P
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 16, 2024
In the Republic of Ireland, Met Eireann has forecast a cold Arctic air over the country for the rest of the week, warning that widespread frost and ice may lead to hazardous travelling conditions, and temperatures as low as -5C are expected on Wednesday night.
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