Sunrise by Roisin Smyth

Foggy, frosty start but sunny spells this afternoon

Lingering fog and icy stretches leading to dangerous driving conditions in some inland areas this morning. The fog will gradually lift with sunny spells and scattered showers through the afternoon, according to the latest weather forecast from Met Éireann.

Very cold with highs of just 1 to 4 degrees, coolest where fog lingers. Light northerly breeze becoming light to moderate northwesterly later.

Scattered showers and some clear spells tonight. Another cold night with lows of -1 to +1 degrees with frost and icy patches. Moderate northwest winds.

Breezy tomorrow with outbreaks of rain, mainly in the east of the province. Moderate to fresh northwest winds with gales along northern coasts temperatures of 5 to 7 degrees in the afternoon.

Rain will continue to affect parts of Ulster on Tuesday night but it will be mainly dry elsewhere with clear spells. Could will thicken in the west towards dawn. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3, coldest in the east with patches of frost. Light easterly breezes.

Dry across the country to start on Wednesday but cloud will thicken from the west in the morning with outbreaks of rain arriving on Atlantic coasts by midday. The rain will extending countrywide through the afternoon and evening, turning heavy at times. Light easterly winds will back southeasterly and freshen ahead of the rain. Highs of 5 to 8

Outbreaks of rain will become patch overnight on Wednesday. It will stay generally cloudy with lows of 3 to 6 degrees and light breezes.

Thursday is expected to be cloudy and largely dry to start with light westerly winds, the winds will turn southerly and freshen with another spell of rain coming from the west later, heavy at times. Afternoon temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

Outbreaks of rain, heavy at first but turning patchy later in the night are forecast for Thursday night. Lows of 4 to 6 degrees in moderate southeasterly breezes.

The further outlook into next weekend is for conditions to remain rather unsettled with rain at times.