Cold, dry morning with sub zero temperatures tonight

Weather update from Met Éireann

A very cold but mostly dry start this morning apart from a few showers dying out over Connacht and Ulster. Crisp sunshine will break through this morning with plenty of clear and dry weather for this afternoon and evening. Rather chilly though with highs struggling at 3 to 7 degrees in a cold northerly breeze.

A largely dry and clear night in store but turning very cold too with temperatures falling 0 to -3 degrees leading to some frost and icy stretches. Cloudy will build from the west later in the night with the coldest temperatures in the east with generally light winds.

A mostly dry start to Friday morning but becoming quite cloudy later in the morning with outbreaks of rain developing along Atlantic coastal counties in a freshening southwesterly breeze. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.

Rather cloudy then Friday evening with a freshening southwesterly breeze. Rain and drizzle along Atlantic coastal counties will gradually spread through the country overnight. The rain will be heavy at times too particularly in the west. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees.

Saturday: Wet, cloudy and unsettled to start with rain slowly clearing to the east by late morning. There will be a good deal of dry weather developing for the afternoon however it will remain overcast. Showers which could be heavy at times will push in across Munster and South Leinster during the afternoon before moving further north later. Light winds will become more moderate later with highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.

Another wet and overcast night on Saturday with showers moving up along the east of the country which again could be heavy at times. Outbreaks of rain elsewhere with northwesterly breezes. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.

Rain will gradually clear away during Sunday morning but it will remain rather cloudy. Northwesterly breezes will ease too with some sunny spells developing mainly across the south of the country during the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

Sunday Night: A few dry interludes but generally cloudy with a few lingering patches of rain over Connacht and Ulster. More cloud will build later in the night ahead of another band of rain moving in from the south overnight. Winds will ease overnight with temperatures falling to 0 to 4 degrees so a touch of frost is possible.

Further Outlook: Looking ahead into next week and its set to remain unsettled with spells of rain but temperatures remaining about average.