With pockets of freezing fog, ice, and widespread severe frost early today, the cold weather is still here.

Mount Dillon, County Roscommon, saw some of the coldest nighttime temperatures ever recorded, with lows of -6.6 degrees at 4 a.m. The reported temperature at Dublin Airport was -4.8.

According to the national forecaster, people should continue to be mindful of the possibility of hazardous traffic conditions, low visibility, delays and disruptions in transport, and concerns regarding animal welfare.

Black ice, slippery spots, and lying snow will persist into the weekend, and there's a chance that the roadways could continue to be dangerous. The potential for pipes to rupture when temperatures abruptly climb will be another risk.

Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Galway, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Tipperary were all under the Orange weather warning.

At 8am, it lifted. Up until noon, the entire nation was under a Status Yellow ice and low temperature alert.

A yellow ice warning was in effect for Antrim, Down, Tyrone, and Derry in Northern Ireland, however it was withdrawn at 10 a.m.