Wintry weather with falls of snow and sleet at times
Weather Advisory
Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for all of Ireland.
It's warning that it will turn colder from today (Wednesday) with weather conditions becoming increasingly wintry for the rest of the week. There is a risk of frost and icy conditions, with falls of sleet or snow at times.
It came into effect at midnight and will remain in place until Sunday night.
Today will be cold across Ulster with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 4 to 6 degrees with light northwest breezes.
Tonight will be cold with clear spells and scattered showers, which will become prolonged and increasingly wintry overnight. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +1 degrees with light to moderate westerly breezes and with frost and icy patches in many areas.
Thursday will be very cold with sunshine and showers. with sleet or snow in places early in the morning but turning mainly to rain during the day, some of hail with a risk of thunder. Highest temperatures of 4 or 5 degrees with moderate west to northwest breezes.
Thursday night will be dry in many areas with clear spells. Showers will affect parts of the west and north. These will become increasingly wintry overnight, Frost will develop in many areas as winds fall off light. Lowest temperatures of -3 to + 2 degrees.
Friday will be cold with bright or sunny spells and scattered wintry showers, heaviest and most frequent in the west and north and well scattered further east. Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with light breezes.
Friday night will be very cold with frost and icy patches developing. Some fog patches also. Most areas will be dry. However, wintry showers will continue in the northwest overnight. Lowest temperatures of -4 to 0 degrees .
Saturday and Sunday will continue very cold with sunny spells and scattered wintry showers. Highest temperatures ranging from 2 to 6 degrees. Widespread frost both nights with temperatures dropping to -4 degrees in places.
Current indications for next week suggest that Monday will continue very cold with further wintry showers and frost at night.
On Tuesday, rain will spread from the west, possibly falling as sleet or snow for a time as it meets the colder air.