HERE’S a weather update:
* ALL postal services have been cancelled in Derry today due to the wintry conditions.
* Minor flight delays earlier at City of Derry airport
* Driving on main routes is fine; however motorists should reduce their speed.
* Car parks around the city are in a poor state. The Crescent Link retail park – on the MacDonald’s side in particular – is very icy and covered in snow and ice. The pedestrian crossing is no longer visible.
* Footpaths in Shipquay Street and Bishop Street are useable with extreme care.
* In rural areas gritting lorries have been treating roads across the north of the county.
* Driving conditions on secondary roads however remain poor.
* The PSNI has asked motorists to slow down.
* Translink says trains are operating normally
* Roads in south Derry are bad in rural areas, particularly around Swatragh
* Glenshane Pass is open and passable with care, but will deteriorate again after dark.
* Temperatures tonight will drop to -7C in rural areas. Expect a heavy frost overnight and tomorrow morning.
* The Maiden City Flyer at 8am broke down and was replaced by another bus; 25 minute delays were caused.
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