Motorists are being urged to take care as more frost and ice is forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning.
Tonight
Rain and sleet will move away from the southeast overnight. Clear spells elsewhere will allow fog and freezing fog to develop. Light to moderate northerly winds and temperatures will drop to between 0 and minus 2 degrees giving frost and icy patches.
Tomorrow
Frost and fog in the morning will soon clear. Sunday will be another cold day with good sunshine and the risk of a few light showers. Highest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees with a moderate northwest breeze.
Tips for driving in icy road conditions
- Accelerate and decelerate slowly. …
- Drive slowly. …
- The normal dry pavement following distance of three to four seconds should be increased to eight to ten seconds. …
- Know your brakes. …
- Don’t stop if you can avoid it. …
- Don’t power up hills. …
- Don’t stop going up a hill. …
- Stay home.
