Some Irish cycling clubs have cancelled their usual rides for tomorrow, Sunday, as plummeting temperatures are set to bring icy conditions across the country.
Met Eireann has said it will drop as low as -4°C,
with conditions already feeling very cold today.
A status yellow weather warning has been issued, warning
of the icy conditions and low temperatures, for everywhere across the Republic
except Donegal.
From a cycling perspective, the bad news is that
temperatures will be at their coldest around dawn and it will remain below zero
until midday.
That means treacherous roads at exactly the time many clubs and other groups normally set out for their Sunday morning rides.
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“Tonight
will be dry and clear with a widespread sharp or severe frost and icy patches
on any damp surfaces,” Met Eireann has
said.
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“Patches
of mist and fog will develop also. Lowest temperatures of zero to minus 4
degrees.
“On Sunday
morning, frost and any mist or fog will
slowly clear. The day will be dry and bright with sunshine giving way to
cloudier conditions later.
“Highest
temperatures ranging from 4 degrees in Ulster to 8 degrees in Munster. Mostly
light southerly breezes, becoming fresher near
west and northwest coasts.”
The outlook for the North is similar according to Met Office forecasters there.
Temperatures are set to drop as low as -3°C and at
around dawn there is also a chance of freezing fog patches with widespread
frost forecast.
Later on Sunday the forecast is for: “A fine, dry and
bright day with some sunny spells, perhaps a few freezing fog patches in the
morning. West to southwest breezes freshening later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.”
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