Weather Ireland: Temperatures to dip below freezing as arctic airmass moves across country
Unsettled weather conditions will continue to see cold and wet conditions as the week progresses.
Rain and drizzle will continue to clear this morning with sunny spells and scattered showers following from the northwest.
Some of the showers will be heavy, mainly further north, where there’s a chance of hail.
It is to be quite cold with highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
It will be cold and breezy tonight under long clear spells with scattered showers becoming increasingly confined to the north and west.
Met Éireann has predicted that temperatures will drop down to -3 degrees this week
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Some of the showers will turn wintry with hail and sleet, and possibly some snow too, especially about higher ground.
There will be lowest temperatures of -1 to 3 degrees with some frost and icy patches.
Tomorrow will also be cold with sunshine and scattered showers, some of them wintry with hail and sleet.
There will be potentially snow shower too, mainly over higher ground.
Highest temperatures will range from 3 to 7 degrees, and feeling even colder with an added wind chill factor. Wednesday evening will bring clear spells and further scattered showers, mainly in the north and west.
Some of the showers will be wintry, especially in Ulster, though the showers will become increasingly isolated overnight.
There will be lowest temperatures of just -3 to +2 degrees, coldest in the east and south, with a fairly widespread frost and some icy patches developing. Thursday will be cold and frosty with sunny spells.
There will be showers, mainly in the west and north, some of them still wintry.
Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees.
It will be dry and turning very cold soon after dark on Thursday night, with clear skies and light variable breezes.
Cloud will gradually thicken from the west overnight with patchy rain and drizzle developing near Atlantic coasts towards morning.
Thursday’s temperatures will be between -3 to +2 degrees with frost and icy patches. Friday will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle gradually spreading eastwards over the country through the morning and afternoon.
Afternoon highs will range from 4 or 5 degrees in the northeast to 10 or 11 degrees near western and southwestern coasts.
Remaining rain and drizzle will clear the east coast early on Friday night with clear spells and a few showers following.
There will be lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees. There will be a few brighter intervals in the east and north at first on Saturday but mostly cloudy overall with outbreaks of rain spreading from the Atlantic.
The day’s highest temperatures will range from 7 to 12 degrees.
Looking ahead to the weekend there will continue to be generally unsettled conditions with Atlantic low pressure tending to dominate.
Temperatures will be generally close to average.
