Wintry showers and freezing temperatures in Met Eireann Ireland weather forecast

Ireland will continue to be hit with freezing temperatures well into next week with wintry showers also in the Met Eireann weather forecast. 

Night time temperatures will continue to dip as low as -4 degrees in places with wintry showers forecast for Sunday night and into Monday. 

According to Met Eireann, tonight will be cold, dry and generally cloudy but a few breaks in the cloud will occur. Some mist and fog will form in near calm conditions. It will be frosty in some areas under the clear breaks and temperatures will fall to between - 2 and +3 degrees and it will be coldest in Munster and Ulster.

Mist and fog will slowly clear during Friday morning bringing a mainly dry and cloudy day but a few bright or sunny spells will occur. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in light northeast or variable breezes.

Friday night will be calm and dry with frost setting in. Lowest temperatures of -4 to +2 degrees, coldest in Munster and Leinster where some clear spells are expected.

According to Met Eireann, Saturday will be mostly dry with occasional sunny spells for the morning, although a little drizzle is possible near the south coast. Cloud will move down from the north during the afternoon and evening, bringing some patches of light rain or drizzle to the northern half of the country. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, coldest in the south, in a light and variable breeze.

Cloud and patchy light rain or drizzle will continue sinking southwards on Saturday night, with clear spells following in the north later. Cold and frosty with lowest temperatures of -3 to +2 degrees.

There will be a mostly cloudy start to the day on Monday with patches of light rain or drizzle. Some sunny spells will develop through the day, with just isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in a light to moderate northerly wind.

Sunday night will be very cold with clear spells and widespread frost. Most areas will be dry but there will be isolated wintry showers, mainly feeding into northern areas on a light to moderate northerly breeze. Lowest temperatures of -4 to 0 degrees.

Monday will be cold with frost slow to clear. Most places will be dry and sunny but it will be cloudier in the north and west, bringing scattered wintry showers. Highest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees in a light and variable wind.