ALERT: Some roads in Offaly in treacherous condition after light snow and sharp frost

Some roads in Offaly are in a treacherous condition this morning after light snow and a sharp frost. 

Some parts of the county received a dusting of snow overnight and plummeting temperatures have left many untreated roads in a dangerous condition. 

Motorists are being urged to drive with caution as even on roads where ice and snow might not be visible, there is a danger of black ice in places. 

A Status Yellow Low Temperature/Ice warning for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow and Munster and a Status Yellow Snow-Ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Connacht, Louth remain in place until 11am on Monday morning.

According to Met Eireann, it will be very cold to begin today, with frost and icy stretches on untreated surfaces slow to clear. Patches of freezing fog and some lying snow in places too. It'll be a dry and sunny day for most areas, with wintry showers mainly confined to north and northwest fringes by midday. Highest temperatures of only 1 to 6 degrees in light to moderate northwest to west winds.

Cold and dry with clear spells for most at first tonight, though wintry showers will become more widespread in the north for a time early on. Widespread frost and icy stretches will form early on along with patches of mist and fog. Cloud will build from the west overnight, raising temperatures slightly, and outbreaks of rain or sleet will reach Atlantic coastal areas by morning. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +2 degrees, with light to moderate westerly winds backing southwesterly by morning.