Another showery day but temperatures set to plummet
Weather Update
Mostly cloudy this morning with outbreaks of rain, mainly affecting the northeast. Drier and brighter spells developing but with scattered showers through the day too, according to the latest bulletin from Met Éireann. Highest temperatures will range 5 to 7 degrees Celsius (north to south) in just light variable breezes.
Well scattered showers tonight. Clear spells too with pockets of frost. Misty locally too. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees Celsius in just light westerly breezes.
Many areas will start off dry tomorrow (Friday) with sunny spells. However, some well scattered showers will develop. Cold with highest temperatures of 4 to 6 degrees Celsius, in light variable or northwesterly breezes.
The national outlook is for bitterly cold and wintry conditions into next week.
Friday night will see clear spells and well scattered showers, mainly across Munster early on, and later across northern and eastern coasts. There will be the risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms. Frost and possible icy stretches too, in light variable mostly northerly breezes. Cold with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees Celsius.
Frost and any ice will clear on Saturday, which will be a cold and mostly cloudy day with scattered showers - mainly across the eastern half of Ireland. Showers may merge into longer spells of rain across some eastern counties with the risk of hail here. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees Celsius in mostly moderate northeasterly breezes.
There will be some showers across eastern counties on Saturday night but otherwise mostly dry under broken cloud. Some frost and possible ice with lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees Celsius.
Colder again on Sunday with highest temperatures of just 2 to 5 degrees Celsius in a rather brisk northeast wind. Most areas will however stay fully dry albeit cloudy. Isolated wintry showers may occur.
Sunday night is promised very cold with a widespread frost and ice. Scattered wintry showers will move into eastern counties and across northern coasts with a possible dusting of snow possible. Lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees Celsius in moderate northeast winds, fresher along Irish Sea coasts.
Current indications suggest next week will turn even colder with sharp to severe frost and ice. Falls of sleet and snow are expected, mainly over east Leinster for the early days of the week.