ALL Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted this evening. Donegal gritting route index as follows: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 10: Cill Ulta West 11: Na […]
Temperatures in Donegal set to drop to -3 tomorrow
Met Éireann have issued a moderate yellow weather warning for Donegal as temperatures are expected to plummet tomorrow evening. With very cold temperatures expected to fall below -3 in many areas, frost and ice will cause hazardous travelling conditions. This weather warning comes into affect tomorrow, Thursday, November 30 at 6pm and it is expected […]
Yellow warning for wintry weather in Donegal
Met Eireann has issued a further yellow weather warning for wintry conditions in Donegal. The weather warning for snow and ice comes into place from 8pm tonight until 12 noon tomorrow. Wintry showers will lead to icy conditions in some areas tonight (Monday night) and on Tuesday morning. Advertisement Potential impacts include hazardous road conditions […]
RSA Advises Road Users to Remain Vigilant During Thaw
Ahead of an expected thaw tomorrow, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising road users to remain vigilant on the roads as the snow and ice begins to melt. The RSA has the following advice for road users; Remember that there may still be snow and ice lingering in sheltered spots and on bends and […]
Yellow weather warning for Donegal
Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning for Donegal as temperatures are set to drop Thursday, March 9. The weather alert is in place from 9pm Thursday, March 9 until 10am Friday, March 10. Widespread icy stretches are expected on Thursday night and Friday morning resulting in possible hazardous driving conditions and travel disruptions. […]
Yellow weather warning issued as cold snap continues
A yellow weather warning for low temperatures in Donegal has been issued. The warning will come into effect tomorrow night (Thursday) at 9pm and remain in place until Friday morning until 10am. Met Eireann is warning of widespread icy stretches on Thursday night and Friday morning. Advertisement They say the icy conditions may bring hazardous […]
Yellow weather warning issued for Donegal
A status yellow low temperature and ice warning has been issued for Donegal. Met Eireann issued the warning which will come into effect from 9pm tonight. Met Eireann is warning of hazardous conditions due to freezing temperatures. Icy stretches on roads and footpaths. The warning is valid until 9am tomorrow morning.
Cold snap to hit Donegal tonight
DONEGAL is set to face another cold snap with temperatures expected to drop to as low as minus three degrees tonight. A spokesperson from Met Éireann has told the Donegal News that the weather is set to turn very cold over the next few days. “You will see a cold front move down over the […]
Donegal to remain “very cold” with more snow expected
MET Éireann warns that weather in Donegal is going to remain “very cold” for the next couple of days with further sleet and snow showers expected. Snow is expected to continue to accumulate with a few centimetres of snow expected at lower levels and between 5-10 centimetres of snow expected on higher ground. Overnight both […]
‘The state of the roads was without parallel in living memory’
WHILE Donegal shivered over the past week there may well have been a few people of a certain generation wondering what all the fuss was about. That is because this week 85 years ago the county was in the grip of a similar, if not sharper, spell of weather. According to the Donegal News edition of December 18, 1937 the […]