As the country wakes up this morning, the hopes of a a ‘White Christmas’ this year have been dashed.
However, Met Eireann has pinpointed the arrival of snow again on Christmas night. While rain is forecast for Christmas day, weather conditions are expected to clear up later on as temperatures drop overnight to -2C to 3C with the chance of snow falling in some areas.
A Met Eirenn forecaster said on Christmas night: "Becoming cold with frost and some icy stretches expected to develop. Scattered showers will follow across the west and north, some turning to hail, sleet or snow."
