Cork traffic and weather: Cold start to the day as tailbacks build on some routes

Today will start cold and mainly dry in Cork. Herons in the winter sunshine at the Atlantic Pond.  File picture: Denis Minihane.

It is a cold and mainly dry start to the day in Cork this morning, with frost in some areas; any frost will clear, giving way to a cool, bright day with sunny spells, according to Met Éireann.

Temperatures will reach 6 to 9 degrees, with light to moderate northerly breezes.