Roads still hazardous after overnight storms

Roads in many parts of the country remain in a treacherous condition this morning following adverse weather overnight.

Stormy weather and falls of snow and sleet have led to hazardous driving conditions.

Met Eireann is warning temperatures will plummet over the coming days, dropping to below -10 in places.

Louise Duffy from AA Roadwatch said motorists must continue to exercise caution.

"There's very wet road conditions in some areas," she said.

"As a result there's very heavy surface water and flooding is a problem, particularly in Kildare and Cork.

"There's also some strong winds which have left fallen trees and debris in many parts," she added.

"In Wicklow we have ice again on the Wicklow and Sally gaps and in Wexford there's some localised flooding."

Meanwhile as 2009 draws to a close, preliminary figures have been released detailing the weather highs and lows of the year.

It will come as no surprise to many people that this was the wettest year on record for some areas of the southwest, west and midlands.

The highest rainfall on a single day was marked at Cork airport on November 19, with over 51 millimetres.

The hottest day was June 2nd, when the mercury hit 27.5 degrees at Birr in Co Offaly.

But the midlands also recorded the lowest temperature of -10 degrees in Mullingar, Co Westmeath on Christmas Day.