Temperatures dropped below -6 degrees overnight

Temperatures in the midlands dropped just below -6°C overnight according to data from Met Eireann.

The weather station in Gurteen recorded a low of -6.3 degrees. The automatic station in Gurteen replaced the station in Birr in 2009. Mullingar recorded a low point of -5.3°C

Some minimum temperatures from our stations around the country last night:
Casement -6.6°C
Gurteen -6.3°C
Mullingar -5.3°C
Mt.Dillon -5.1°C
Markree -4.6°C
Athenry -3.3°C
Cork Airport -2.0°C
Belmullet 0.7°C
Malin Head 2.1°C#Sneachta #Snow pic.twitter.com/CIuGVmAfwQ

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 11, 2017

Met Eireann is predicting another cold night tonight with temperatures falling to a low of -4°C.

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