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Warnings to motorists are continuing amid icy conditions and fog on roads across Northern Ireland, as temperatures look set to fall even further.
Warnings to motorists are continuing amid icy conditions and fog on roads across Northern Ireland, as temperatures look set to fall even further.

Some more snow showers are still possible too, particularly on the north coast.

Temperatures will struggle to climb above freezing and could plummet to as low as minus 8 Celsius by nightfall, according to the Met Office.

John Hutchinson, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "I think it will be the coldest night of the year for many places.

"There will be some patches of freezing fog that will be another hazard."

With more predictions of patches of freezing fog as well, festive travellers face further disruption at airports as they try to get away before Christmas Eve.

Belfast International Airport spokeswoman Deborah Matchett has advised passengers expecting to catch a flight to check with their airline.

"We probably will have some knock-on delays again from England which has been quite badly hit, so there will probably still be some knock-on delays from the London airports and probably Liverpool and Manchester," she said.

Southern England has borne the brunt of the Christmas cold snap with temperatures falling to below minus 10 Celsius.

On Tuesday night, two women, aged 78 and 70, were killed in a crash after a coach overturned in treacherous conditions in Cornwall.

Forty-seven people were left injured when the coach ended up on its side near Penzance as it carried passengers back from a trip to see a Christmas lights attraction.

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At 17:32 on 23 December 2009, jim wrote:
i see the DOE have sent the sander's out for show on the cityside here in derry.... i passed one this morning on the lonemoor road in derry, lights on top of the cab blazing but not doing anything else..no salt being spread from the hopper...why do the DOE bother sending them out if their not gonna salt the roads... -8 forcast for tonight and that means BLACK ICE, DANGEROUD ROADS AND CRASHES IF THEY DON'T DO SOMTHING.. the creggan area of the city has not been touched by salt or sand anywhere and it's a bloody nightmare driving on the roads in that part of the city. i was on the gleneshane road last night in blizzard conditions travelling to belfast city airport and not a salter to been seen anywhere....arrived in belfast city airport about 7.30pm and guess what, not one snow flake anywhere to be seen on the roads or the footpaths in belfast city centre but here in derry the people are walking on the roads because they can't walk on the footpaths.....WHY DO WE HAVE A POOR SERVICE LIKE THIS IN DERRY CITY....SHAME ON THEM....
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