Ireland braced for Arctic conditions and a windchill of -6C in the coming days

Ireland is facing a dramatic drop in temperatures with a windchill of -6c predicted on Monday. 

The Carlow Weather channel has forecast the possibility of wintry showers in the coming days as the weather is expected to take a dramatic turn. 

Met Éireann predicts it will be cold and frosty on Saturday night. Areas of fog may become dense in places. Lowest temperatures of minus 3 to zero degrees in light variable breezes, are forecast.

It will also be cold and frosty on Sunday with fog lingering inland, but sunny otherwise. Highest temperatures 3 to 6 degrees lower where fog lingers.

It will be cold and frosty again on Sunday night. Lowest temperatures of minus 3 to zero degrees are expected.

A cold but mainly dry day on Monday with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 2 to 4 degrees in fresh southeast winds.

A cold night will follow on Monday night with some frost and ice but a little less cold along the east coast with the chance of a shower. Lowest temperatures of minus 3 to plus 1 degrees in fresh easterly winds.

Turning cooler with temperatures dropping over next few days and by Sunday windchill will make it feel much cooler. The windchill Monday keeping it feeling below 0c all day with a windchill Monday morning as low as -6c in Easterly wind.

A chance of some wintry showers blowing… pic.twitter.com/bMuRAwtxhH

— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) January 4, 2024

Current indications suggest high pressure will remain positioned close to Ireland bringing mostly dry and rather cold weather.