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| More snow and sleet on way for NI | |
| (about 12 hours later) | |
| Overnight temperatures in parts of Northern Ireland were as low as -3 Celsius, and more sleet and snow is being forecast for Wednesday. | |
| Snow on Tuesday caused treacherous conditions on the Glenshane Pass, which was blocked for a time. | |
| Wednesday is predicted to be very cold again, with rain turning to sleet and snow in central and eastern areas. | Wednesday is predicted to be very cold again, with rain turning to sleet and snow in central and eastern areas. |
| Colin Brown from the Roads Service said it had 120 gritters out to cover 7,000km of road in three hours. | |
| "Without a shadow of a doubt the winter is upon us," he said. | "Without a shadow of a doubt the winter is upon us," he said. |
| READER'S SHOTS Snow flurries | READER'S SHOTS Snow flurries |
| He said that there have been instances of gritting in the run-up to Halloween in the past, but that this was the first instance he was aware of that involved the use of snow ploughs. | He said that there have been instances of gritting in the run-up to Halloween in the past, but that this was the first instance he was aware of that involved the use of snow ploughs. |
| BBC weather presenter Cecilia Daly said that while Wednesday would start dry, cloud and rain would spread in from the west. | BBC weather presenter Cecilia Daly said that while Wednesday would start dry, cloud and rain would spread in from the west. |
| "The rain will turn to sleet and snow, especially in central and eastern areas with several centimetres of snow lying over some hills for a time and possibly at lower levels too," she said. | "The rain will turn to sleet and snow, especially in central and eastern areas with several centimetres of snow lying over some hills for a time and possibly at lower levels too," she said. |
| "The wintry mix will turn to rain later." | "The wintry mix will turn to rain later." |