Parts of the country almost reached minus 6.
If you’re reading this story of a Thursday morning, the chances are that you’re well are that it’s cold enough outside to freeze your fingers off.
Ireland remains in the midst of a snow and ice warning, effective since Tuesday, which will remain in place until midday on 2 February at least.
Met Éireann has gathered data and revealed just how cold it got at its weather stations around the country last night — and nowhere was worse than the capital, with Dublin Airport station picking up temperatures of minus 5.8 degrees Celsius.
Coming in at a close second was Mullingar at minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, but as you can see from the list below, it wasn’t exactly tropical anywhere. You know it’s bad when the highest temperature on the list is -2.7 degrees Celsius (recorded at Shannon Airport and Gurteen, Tipperary).
Dublin Airport: – 5.8C
Mullingar: -4.8C
Mount Dillon: -4.0C
Oak Park: -3.7C
Ballyhaise: -3.4C
Grange: -3.1C
Gurteen: -2.7C
Shannon Airport: -2.7C
Moore Park: -3.4C
Phoenix Park: -3.9C
Casement: -3.0C
The meteorological service has also issued a gale warning off the coast of Ireland, in effect since 6am this morning (31 January). It reads: “East to southeast winds will occasionally reach gale force 8 today on Irish coastal waters from Howth Head to Mizen Head to Rossan Point.”
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