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Donegal brrrr-aces for three-day snow warning

written by Rachel McLaughlin December 8, 2022
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Donegal County Council gritters will be in action from 3pm this Thursday evening ahead of a bitterly cold night.

Met Eireann has issued a new weather alert for Donegal only, warning of three days of snowfall from Thursday to Saturday.

“Scattered sleet and snow showers will give some accumulations, especially on high ground,” forecasters said.

⚠️Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning for Donegal⚠️

Scattered sleet and snow showers will give some accumulations, especially on high ground.

Valid: 21:00 Thursday 08/12/2022 to 12:00 Saturday 10/12/2022 pic.twitter.com/hSAnVeU7gS

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 8, 2022

An ice warning is also in place for all counties tonight until 12noon Friday.

There will be a sharp to severe frost with icy surfaces, as temperatures widely fall to – 4 degrees Celsius. Hazardous conditions and some freezing fog patches are likely.

The wintry weather is set to last into early next week.

Donegal County Council gritters have been dispatched to all main routes from 3pm this afternoon (Thursday).

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 Rosa
  • 12: Binswilly
  • 13: Stranorlar North
  • 14: Stranorlar East
  • 15: Stranorlar West
  • 16: Donegal West
  • 17: Donegal North
  • 18: Donegal South
  • 19: Donegal National Secondary
  • BT: Buncrana Town
  • LT: Letterkenny Town

Check Donegal County Council’s interactive map for gritting routes
Assume that no road is ice free.

Donegal brrrr-aces for three-day snow warning was last modified: December 12th, 2022 by Rachel McLaughlin
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