Met Éireann warns of significant accumulations of snow as Arctic airmass set to bring 'bitterly cold conditions'

Met Éireann is warns of significant accumulations of snow in the coming days as an Arctic airmass is set to bring 'bitterly cold conditions' to Ireland this weekend and into next week. 

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, it is set to get very cold with some very disruptive and impactful weather likely this weekend, with an area of low pressure dominating and bringing heavy rain, sleet and some disruptive amounts of snow. Becoming blustery too.

According to Met Eireann, it will become drier for the early days of next week with the winds moderating, but it will be bitterly cold with an arctic airmass across the country and with very hazardous conditions from a combination of lying snow, widespread severe frost and ice and scattered wintry showers.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, frost and any ice will clear today to leave a cold day and it will be dry and sunny in many areas. There'll be scattered showers though, mainly in Ulster and Connacht, some of hail and sleet. There'll be a few snow flurries too, mainly in the north. Highest temperatures of only 2 to 6 degrees in a light to moderate mainly north to northwest breeze.

Cold tonight with clear spells and while it'll be dry in most areas, there'll be well scattered showers, mainly in the north and west, some wintry. Lowest temperatures of -5 to 0 degrees with widespread frost and some ice developing. Some fog and freezing fog will form too. Winds will be mostly light west to northwesterly or variable, but will be fresher in northern coastal parts.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, it will be frosty to begin on Friday morning with some fog in places too. The frost and fog will clear to leave another cold day, but it'll be dry and sunny again in many areas. However there'll be scattered showers, mainly in the north and some in the west, a few wintry, and with more persistent rain for a time in north Ulster. Highest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees in mostly light to moderate westerly or variable breezes, the winds fresher for a time in coastal parts of the north and northeast.

Staying cold and mainly dry with clear spells on Friday night. There'll be a few well scattered showers near western and northern coasts, the odd wintry one. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees, with widespread frost and some ice forming once again. There'll be also be some fog and freezing fog patches.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, the frost and fog will clear on Saturday morning and it will be dry for a time in many areas with some sunny spells, especially further north. However, it now looks increasingly likely that an area of low pressure to the south of Ireland, will dominate our weather for the rest of the weekend, with rain gradually spreading from the southwest over the course of the day, becoming heavy at times, especially later and as it meets the cold air further inland, it'll turn to sleet and snow. Cold with highest temperatures of just 1 to 6 or 7 degrees, with the higher temperatures along the south and southwest coast, where the precipitation will fall mainly as rain. Winds will be mostly light easterly to begin, but will freshen through the day.

The area of low pressure is likely to track eastwards close to or over southern parts of the country on Saturday night, bringing widespread heavy falls of rain, sleet and snow on Saturday night. The precipitation will mainly fall as sleet and snow away from the south and southwest, with some significant accumulations expected. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty east to northeast winds, stronger in some coastal parts.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, Sunday will bring further falls of rain, sleet and some further significant snowfall accumulations for a time. It'll gradually become drier from the west later in the day as the area of low pressure moves away eastwards. Feeling very cold with highest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees and with the added wind chill from fresh and gusty northerly winds, strong at times in some coastal parts.

Any remaining rain, sleet and snow will clear eastwards on Sunday night, with clear spells following. Scattered rain, hail, sleet and snow showers will follow too, mainly into the north and west. Very cold with some significant amounts of lying snow, widespread frost and ice. Lowest temperatures of -5 to 0 degrees with the north to northwest winds generally moderating.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, an arctic airmass will bring bitterly cold conditions next week. There'll be treacherous conditions with some significant accumulations of lying snow along with widespread severe frost and ice.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, Monday will be very cold with some bright or sunny spells and scattered showers of rain, hail, sleet and snow, these most frequent in the north and west. Highest temperatures ranging from freezing to 5 degrees in mostly moderate northwest winds, fresher in coastal parts of the north and west.

Very cold with some clear spells and further scattered wintry showers on Monday night, these mainly in the north and west. Lowest temperatures of -7 to -1 degrees.