The Louth County Council, Severe Weather Assessment Team (SWAT) convened at 2pm today, Thursday, 9th March 2023, to review the arrangements by Louth County Council in response to the current Orange weather alert.
Gritting of the priority roads and gritting of footpaths in the town centres of Dundalk, Drogheda and Ardee will take place. The SWAT will monitor the situation.
The public are being asked to heed local authority advice on local conditions and to monitor Met Éireann forecasts for updates on local conditions.
Met Éireann Weather Forecast
Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange Snow/Ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath and Westmeath valid from 11:00 Thursday 09/03/2023 to 00:00 Friday 10/03/2023. Significant accumulations of snow are expected in some areas along with icy conditions.
They have advised that Weather conditions are expected to be disruptive for travel tomorrow. Driving conditions may be particularly hazardous tomorrow morning during the busy commute morning times of 6am to 10am
The public should note that local conditions will vary across the country and consider those conditions. Any travel arrangements should be planned carefully in advance of setting out
All road users should be aware of the potential for hazardous travelling conditions, particularly on untreated roads and allow extra time for all road journeys
Motorists should slow down and be aware of the dangers posed by poor visibility during periods of falling sleet/snow
Pedestrians should be aware for the potential of slips and falls in icy conditions particularly on untreated roads and footpaths
The latest Met Éireann forecasts and warnings are available at the following links:
https://www.met.ie/warnings/today
https://www.met.ie/forecasts/national-forecast
