Many schools closed as county under blanket of snow

Weather update from Met Éireann

Many schools across County Cavan are closed this morning due to treacherous road conditions and some places are without power following snow and sleet yesterday evening and overnight.

The latest weather forecast from Met Éireann says it will be icy in places this morning with rain, sleet and snow in the east to start quickly clearing into the Irish Sea, leaving a cold and generally dry day with sunny spells. It will be cloudier in the southwest with isolated showers and some showers of rain and sleet are possible on northern coasts. Daytime temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in a light variable breeze.

Tonight will start dry with clear spells for many. However, cloud will gradually thicken from the southwest, with rain pushing into Munster, west Connacht and south Leinster. The rain will fall as a mix of sleet and snow in places. Lowest temperatures of -5 to 0 degrees, colder locally in the northeast where skies remain clear the longest. Generally light to moderate southeasterly winds.

Tomorrow morning (Saturday) rain, sleet and snow will spread northeastwards to all areas, with some small accumulations possible in parts of Connacht, Ulster and Leinster. Rain will clear to scattered showers in the west and southwest through the afternoon and evening. Cold in Ulster, Connacht and Leinster with afternoon highs of 1 to 5 degrees. Gradually turning milder in the southwest once the rain clears with highs there of 9 to 11 degrees. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds.

Becoming milder from Saturday night with spells of rain and blustery conditions feeding in from the Atlantic at times.

Any remaining rain and sleet will clear to the northeast early in the night. Drier weather will follow from the southwest with clear spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees will occur early in the night with temperatures gradually rising to between 4 and 8 degrees overnight. Moderate westerly winds will be fresh to strong on western coasts.

After a largely dry start to Sunday, it will turn wet and windy. Rain will spread from the west through the morning and afternoon, with the possibility of some heavier falls later in the evening. A much milder day with highest daytime temperatures of 7 degrees in the north to 11 degrees in the south, in moderate to fresh southerly winds, strong along southern coasts.

A windy night with widespread showers, some of which may be heavy. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees in fresh and gusty southwesterly winds, strong at times in coastal areas.

Monday is expected a cloudy day with continued showers, most persistent in the south and southwest. Drier and clearer weather will spread from the northwest during the evening. Remaining windy, especially later in the day, with strong and gusty northerly winds developing, and gales on some coasts. Highest daytime temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.

There is still some uncertainty in the forecast for Tuesday. Current indications suggest that much of the country will be dry, though showers will affect parts of Ulster. There is potential for these showers to fall as sleet on higher ground. Rain will spread from the west later in the day. Highest afternoon temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in light to moderate westerly winds.

Further outlook: Low pressure in the Atlantic will continue to feed rain and showers across Ireland for the rest of the working week with conditions generally remaining mild.