The weather is anticipated to get colder over the next few days, with temperatures expected to go below zero tonight.
Though the sky are predicted to be mostly dry until Monday, Met Éireann predicts a period of cool weather over the weekend and into next week.
The UK Met Office has also issued a cold weather advisory for the beginning of next week with a chance of snow and ice, advising the public to check in on family members and friends who may be at threat, The Journal reported.
Today’s weather in Ireland is expected to be calm and dry with a few brief sunny periods, showers in the north, and highs of 6 to 8 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperatures will be between minus one and + two degrees during the course of the night.
Tomorrow is expected to be mainly dry with some brighter breaks and isolated light showers with temperatures around five to seven degrees, falling to lowest temperatures of zero to plus two degrees overnight.
“Sunday will see little or no change, mainly dry but showers a little more frequent, especially in the north. Temperatures in the afternoon of 7 or 8 degrees with light to moderate northwesterly breezes,” Met Éireann has said, with Sunday night’s lowest temperatures around two to three degrees, though liable to drop below freezing if skies clear.
“A freshening northerly wind on Monday will bring rain southwards over the country, introducing colder conditions. Daytime temperatures of 5 or 6 degrees in the north, still 7 or 8 degrees further to the south, and then falling through the second half of the day as the rain moves southwards,” according to Met Éireann.
Monday night will be very cold, with temperatures dropping “well below freezing”, while Tuesday “will be a cold day with the chance of any showers turning to sleet and snow on hills and mountains”.