Bitterly cold Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland for the coming week with temperatures set to plummet

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, temperatures are set to plummet as low as -8 degrees this week with very cold weather on the way. There will be widespread frost and ice along with scattered wintry showers this week with some areas of freezing fog also.

According to Met Eireann, it will be cold and blustery today with outbreaks of sleet and snow, along with heavy rain in southern coastal areas. Significant accumulations of snow will occur, mainly in parts of Munster and south Leinster leading to hazardous travelling conditions. There is a chance of localised flooding in the south. The northwest will turn drier through the day. Highest temperatures of just 0 to 4 degrees in moderate to fresh northerly winds.

Sleet and snow will clear from the east of the country this evening to leave a very cold and icy night. It will become largely dry but wintry showers will follow into Atlantic coastal counties. Lowest temperatures ranging from -5 to zero degrees with moderate to fresh northwest breezes.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, it will be bitterly cold on Monday with widespread frost and lying snow. There'll be sunshine and scattered wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow. Some thunder is possible too. Top temperatures generally ranging from zero to +5 degrees but staying below freezing over snow-fields.

Clear spells and scattered sleet and snow showers on Monday night, the showers most frequent in the west and north. Widespread frost and ice with lowest temperatures of -5 to zero degrees in moderate west to northwest winds.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, it will be another very cold day on Tuesday with sunshine and further scattered few wintry showers in the west and north of the country. Frost and ice will linger in some areas all day with highest temperatures ranging from 0 to +5 degrees in moderate northwest winds.

Bitterly cold on Tuesday night with severe frost as minimum temperatures range from -8 to -3 degrees in light westerly or variable winds. Areas of freezing fog will develop in some areas leading to hazardous travelling conditions. Still a few wintry showers along the north coast.

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According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, it will be very cold on Wednesday with areas of ice and freezing fog lingering in many areas throughout the day. Where the fog does clear there will be spells of sunshine. Maximum afternoon temperatures will generally range from -3 to +3 degrees in mostly light westerly winds. A little less cold in the northwest of the country. Further wintry showers in northern and northwestern coastal fringes later in the day.

Another bitterly cold night on Wednesday night with widespread frost and ice along with areas of freezing fog. Some sleet and snow showers along northern and northwestern coastal areas. Lowest temperatures of -7 to -2 degrees.

Any wintry showers in the north and northwest dying out on Thursday to give a mainly dry chilly day with some sunshine, However frost and freezing dog lingering in southern parts. Max -2 to +5, coldest in the south.

Parts of Ireland waking up to blanket of snow as more snow forecast for today

Parts of Ireland waking up to blanket of snow as more snow forecast for today

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, rain, sleet and snow will spread northeastwards on Thursday night and Friday, followed by a gradual improvement on temperatures over next weekend.