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09/01/2013
RSA Issues Black Ice Warning
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is alerting road users of very cold weather for the coming week with overnight temperatures falling as low as -4 degrees in parts of the country.
Temperatures fell between 0 and -3 degrees last night.
Widespread frost and icy patches will form as well as dense fog patches lingering in parts of the country this morning.
The outlook for the rest of the week remains cold with scattered outbreaks of light to persistent rain, highs of 5 to 9 degrees. The RSA is alerting road users of frost and icy patches forming overnight and asks motorists to be particularly aware of the risk of black ice on roads.
(CD/GK)
Temperatures fell between 0 and -3 degrees last night.
Widespread frost and icy patches will form as well as dense fog patches lingering in parts of the country this morning.
The outlook for the rest of the week remains cold with scattered outbreaks of light to persistent rain, highs of 5 to 9 degrees. The RSA is alerting road users of frost and icy patches forming overnight and asks motorists to be particularly aware of the risk of black ice on roads.
(CD/GK)
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