Gardai are at the scene of a road traffic incident in Co Galway which occurred on Friday 10 December 2025 on a major route.
At least one lane of traffic has been closed along the Barna Road R336 between Galway city and Barna. The single-vehicle incident occurred after lunchtime and left a car stranded in a field.
An image shows the car over the ditch in a field after leaving the road. Galway Beo understands the incident occurred when the vehicle skidded off the road. Roads in parts of Connemara remain treacherous as temperatures stayed at or below 0C for days.
Patches of still-frozen snow and black ice have also created hazardous conditions in counties that were hit by a Met Eireann’s Orange Weather Warning.
Galway Beo has contacted An Garda Síochána for a statement on the incident.
After near constant Status Yellow and Orange weather warnings from Met Eireann, the final nationwide Status Yellow for low temperatures ended at noon on Friday.
And, the weather will take a warmer turn in the coming days.
Meteorologist James Peacock stated: “Starting Sunday & through next week, there will be a warming trend across the UK & Ireland, strongest in Ireland & northern UK, as high pressure drifts toward central Europe. This will also cause anomalously cold weather in France to refocus from the far north to the west.”
“In the first chart, anomalies of -2°C or colder are in a handful of areas, while in the last chart, ones of +2°C or warmer cover about half of the European continent. Cold spells are still happening & will do indefinitely, but there’s an inescapable imbalance on display.”
Ireland’s Weather Channel stated that despite low temperatures overnight “snow will only be of concern however above 150 metres where dew point and air temperatures will be sufficiently cool to allow snow to stick for a time, before reverting back to sleet and rain”.
“Lower levels may see wet snow or sleet, but it will not stick. This will cause some issues for motorists on the roads during the early hours with caution advised. The precipitation will generally weaken as it progresses northwards and inland. This should be the last weather warning of this memorable cold snap.”
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