Met Éireann have issued a status yellow Weather Advisory for Snow/Ice for a number of counties, including Westmeath, which is valid from Tuesday 09/02/2021 at 10:00 until Wednesday 10/02/2021 at 18:00. Wintry showers are being forecast during the day with severe frost being forecast at night.
Met Éireann have also issued a second status yellow Weather Advisory for Snow/Ice for the country including Westmeath, which will be valid from 08:00 Thursday 11/02/2021 to 08:00 Friday 12/02/2021. Snow accumulations of 2-5cm are forecast for Thursday.
As a result please, check www.winterready.ie for useful tips for preparing for adverse weather.
We would ask road users over this week to avoid any unnecessary journeys and if you have to travel, please exercise extreme caution and plan your journey by checking our Winter Service Plan 2020-2021 to see our Winter Gritting Route Map for the county. We have a schedule of priority routes which are treated each time it is deemed necessary to do so.
Please never assume any road surface is treated and always drive with extreme caution having regard to the prevailing road conditions at the time.
The details of our priority gritting routes are available on Winter gritting
We are closely monitoring this weather forecast for this week and are in regular communication with Met Éireann in this regard.
All our Winter Maintenance Crews have been activated and will be responding as and when required.
Road surface temperatures throughout the county last night reached a low of -3 degrees in places. Westmeath County Council gritting crews were deployed last night to treat the Priority Routes throughout our county.
These routes are available for viewing on Winter gritting
A Status Yellow Snow/Ice warning from Met Eireann remains in place for a number of counties, including Westmeath from 08:00 Wednesday 10/02/2021 to 21:00 Wednesday 10/02/2021 with scattered hail/ snow showers forecasted for today possibly leading to some accumulations in places with icy stretches on untreated road surfaces.
We would ask road users over the coming days to avoid any unnecessary journeys and if you have to travel, please exercise extreme caution and plan your journey by checking our Winter Service Plan 2020 -2021
Widespread sharp to severe frost with icy patches forecast for the county tonight with lowest road temperatures of -3 degrees predicted. All our Winter Maintenance Crews have been activated and will respond during the course of the night and early morning as necessary.
Details of our Gritting Routes can be viewed on Winter gritting
Please never assume any road surface is treated and always drive with extreme caution having regard to the prevailing road conditions at the time.
Check www.winterready.ie for useful tips for preparing for adverse weather.
Content Last Updated/Reviewed: 10/02/2021
