A weather warning for snow and ice for Donegal has been issued by Met Eireann. The yellow warning will be in place from 6pm on Monday to 11am on Tuesday morning. The forecaster said: “Scattered wintry showers will give way to more widespread sleet or snow for a time overnight with the potential for small […]
Snowfall expected overnight
Met Éireann has issued a weather warning for snow and ice. The yellow warning for Donegal will be in place from 5am on Saturday morning until 10am. A Met Éireann forecaster said: “Rain will turn to sleet or snow in places for a short time on Saturday morning, especially over higher ground. “The rain, sleet […]
Letterkenny grandmother leaves a snowball surprise for her grandsons
By Diarmaid Doherty WHEN the snow fell in Letterkenny last January, Eilish Sweeney’s thoughts turned to her two grandsons in far off sunny Australia. Brothers Sean and Alex Sweeney had enjoyed a memorable holiday in Letterkenny when they were little boys, spending a brilliant time with their granny Eilish and the rest of the Sweeney […]
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 […]
Warning issued for overnight snow in Donegal
Met Eireann has issued a warning for overnight snow in Donegal. Met Eireann said further spells of sleet and snow today combined with strong east to northeast winds. The warning came into effect this morning at 9am and will remain in place until 12pm tomorrow (Friday). “Significant accumulations of snow are expected in some areas […]
Donegal roads to be gritted tonight
ALL Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 5pm this evening. The routes include: 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 Rosa […]
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 […]
Temperatures set to turn milder over the weekend
MET Éireann has forecast another frosty start to the day following two days of disruption across Donegal due to heavy snowfall. However, there is an end in sight as temperatures are due to turn milder over the weekend. Met Éireann forecaster Paul Downes said untreated roads will be “quite dodgy” this morning with increased possibility […]
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 […]