Donegal County Council has announced it is to grit all primary road routes across the county tonight as temperatures plunge once more.
It comes as temperatures across the country look set to dip with wintry weather and even snow forecast during next week.
Snow could hit parts of the country next week as our freezing cold winter begins.
Sub-zero temperatures will prevail in the nights ahead, before rain turns to sleet and snow as early as Monday.
Meanwhile, cold and wet condition are expected in the coming days.
A Met Eireann spokesman said “Tonight showers will continue for a time before dying out later. Under clear skies fog and frost is likely to form away from Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees. Winds will ease overnight.
“Sunday will be dry and bright at first with some sunshine. Later in the day, cloud will thicken from the west followed by rain in the late afternoon or evening here.
“The rain will spread across the country during the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees. Light southeast winds will increase moderate to fresh as the day goes on with strong winds along Atlantic coasts by evening.”
“Wednesday will start mostly dry but rain will move in from the west later in the day. With low afternoon temperatures, the rain could turn to sleet or snow on higher ground.”
ALL routes will be gritted across the county from 9pm until 9am tonight and tomorrow morning.
The routes include:
06: Inishowen West
04: Inishowen South
01: National Primary North
02: National Primary Central
03: National Primary South
07: Milford South
08: Milford North
09: Cill Ulta East
10: Cill Ulta West
11: Na Rosa
12: Binswilly
13: Stranorlar North
14: Stranorlar East
15: Stranorlar West
16: Donegal West
17: Donegal North
18: Donegal South
19: Donegal National Secondary
05: Inishowen East
BT: Buncrana Town
LT: Letterkenny Town
