After a freezing start to the year, temperatures are set to remain low across the country as Met Eireann have forecast a thunderstorm and snow combination in areas
Scenes on the Dublin mountains(Image: Collins Photo Agency)
As the weekend kicks off, Met Eireann have forecast a mix of snow and thunderstorms in parts of the country.
Temperatures are set to remain icy in the coming days, with lows of -2, but things will turn milder as we move towards next week.
In their overview for the days ahead, the national forecaster said: “Low pressure dominates, with spells of wet and sometimes windy conditions. Turning milder from Sunday.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the weather predications for the coming days.
Friday 9th January
Cold to start this morning with frost and icy patches, slow to clear. A bright day overall with spells of sunshine and scattered showers, mainly affecting Munster, and parts of Connacht and north Ulster. The showers will be a wintry mix of rain, hail and sleet, with a little snow possible over higher ground and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, coldest in the northeast, in mostly light to moderate westerly winds, increasing fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly in the southwest.
Cold and mostly dry tonight, with scattered wintry showers continuing mainly for northern and western parts, though some showers will extend further eastwards at times. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees, coldest in Ulster, with frost and ice patches developing. Light westerly breezes will allow patches of fog or freezing fog to form in places, with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds in the south and southwest.
Saturday 10th January
Starting cold tomorrow morning with frost, ice and fog slow to clear. Dry and bright for most with isolated showers mainly in the northwest, turning wintry at times. Cloud will build from the west through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle following tomorrow evening. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with mostly light southwesterly breezes, backing southerly tomorrow evening.
Rain and drizzle in the west will extend eastwards through the night, becoming widespread. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 2 degrees in the north and east initially, becoming milder with the rain with lowest temperatures generally of 3 to 7 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds will increase fresh to strong.
Sunday 11th January
Windy with widespread outbreaks of rain continuing, turning heavy in places with a chance of hail. Milder with highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees. Southerly winds will be fresh to strong reaching near gale force at times. Outbreaks of rain will gradually clear northeastwards during the night with showers and clear spells following. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees, with southwesterly winds easing moderate to fresh.
Monday 12th January
A mix of sunshine and showers, merging to longer spells of rain at times. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Tuesday 13th January
There is uncertainty in the details, but likely a wet start with widespread outbreaks of rain, clearing to bright spells and showers. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light to moderate southwesterly winds.