ALERT: Met Eireann forecast dangerous freezing fog for Ireland as temperatures to plummet further tonight

Met Eireann is forecasting dangerous freezing fog for parts of Ireland tonight as temperatures are set to plummet to as low as -8 degrees in places.

At present, Met Eireann has issued two Status Yellow Weather Warnings but they could be upgraded today given the low temperatures forecast for tonight. 

A Status Yellow Snow-Ice Warning for Ireland that warns of wintry showers that will bring further accumulation of snow is in place until noon on Tuesday while a Status Yellow Low Temperature/Ice warning for Ireland remains in place until midnight on Friday.

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UPDATE: ALERT: Met Eireann upgrades Weather Warnings as 'extremely cold' temperatures forecast for Ireland

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, Tuesday will be a very cold day with sunny intervals and scattered wintry showers, most frequent in the west and north. Frost and ice along with some lying snow will persist in some areas all day. Highest temperatures of just 0 to 5 degrees in light to moderate northwesterly winds, fresher at times near western and northern coasts.

Extremely cold and largely dry tonight though a few wintry showers will affect parts of the north and west. Lowest temperatures of -8 to -3 degrees generally, locally lower, with a severe frost and icy stretches. Light variable breezes will allow patches of freezing fog to develop.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, it will be a bitterly cold morning on Wednesday with widespread frost and ice along with patches of freezing fog, lingering in places through the day. Otherwise, there will be sunny periods and scattered wintry showers, mainly in the north and west. However, it will be cloudier for a time near southern coasts with the chance of some patchy rain. Highest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees with mostly light northerly breezes, more moderate near southern coasts.

Wednesday night will be extremely cold, mostly dry and clear overnight. However, further wintry showers are expected in the northwest. Lowest temperatures of -8 to -2 degrees generally, locally lower. Freezing fog patches will develop in light northwesterly breezes.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, there will be widespread frost and ice on Thursday morning along with some freezing fog, lingering throughout the day for many despite the sunshine. Well scattered wintry showers will continue in the morning, mainly in the north and west, but becoming more isolated later. Cloud will build in the southwest in the evening. Highest temperatures of -2 to +4 degrees generally in light variable breezes.

Dry at first on Thursday night with freezing fog developing. However, cloud will continue to build from the southwest overnight as a band of rain follows over the southwestern half of the country with falls of sleet and snow initially before quickly transitioning to snow. Further north and east it will stay mostly dry. Lowest temperatures of -7 to -2 degrees generally before turning milder from the southwest. Winds will become easterly and increase mostly light to moderate by morning.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, Friday will be largely cloudy with outbreaks of rain and sleet with some falls of snow possible on high ground. Highest afternoon temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees generally but milder for southern coastal fringes. Moderate, occasionally fresh, east to southeast winds.

The outbreaks of rain will clear northeastwards overnight on Friday, becoming largely dry and clear for a time before patchy rain moves in from the west. A milder night with lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees generally. Southerly winds will ease light allowing fog to develop.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, outbreaks of rain will be most persistent in the north through the day on Saturday but elsewhere it will become drier through the morning with sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees generally, milder in parts of the west and southwest, in mostly light southwesterly breezes.