Update: Saturday, November 7th, 12.15pm
New Status Yellow Fog Warning issued for Clare
Met Éireann has issued a new Status Yellow Fog Warning for Clare.
Following an earlier warning, which ended at 10am today, a second alert has been issued for tonight into tomorrow.
The affected areas include the provinces of Munster, Connacht and Leinster as well as counties Cavan, Monaghan
Forecasters are warning that dense fog will develop in areas which could impact visibility and lead to difficult travelling conditions.
The new alert will take effect at 9.00pm (Saturday) and remain in place until 11.00am on Sunday.
In the meantime, despite the ending of the original weather warning at 10.00am today, there are still reports of fog, dense in some areas, lingering around the county.
Update:
Saturday, November 7th, 10.55am – Dense fog at Shannon Airport has resulted in two flights diverting to Dublin Airport this morning.
Aer Lingus flight EI-110 from New York to Shannon diverted to Dublin this morning as a result of poor visibility in Shannon.
Ryanair flights FR-93 from Stansted; FR4984 from Poznan and also diverted to Dublin. A private jet arriving from Gander in Newfoundland Canada also rerouted to Dublin.
All three flights entered holding patterns away from the airport in the hope the conditions would improve.
Meanwhile, another Ryanair flight from Tenerife in the Canary Islands to Cork diverted to Shannon because of poor visibility there.
Friday, November 6th, 9.51pm – Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Fog Warning for several areas including Clare.
The warning will affect Galway, Leinster and all of Munster including Clare.
Forecasters say fog will develop overnight and could be dense in places resulting is poor visibility and possible hazardous travelling conditions.
The warning will be effective from 10.00pm Friday and remain in place until 10am on Saturday.
Forecast
Saturday
Widespread mist and fog at first tomorrow with poor visibility, clearing from most areas through the morning but possibly lingering in some places as winds remain very light. Largely dry and mostly cloudy at first though sunny spells will develop through the day. A cooler day with highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.