Met Eireann’s latest forecast shows a temperature swing over the coming days as conditions grow milder before a big temperature drop followed by a return to warmer weather.
As the weekend approaches, a high-pressure weather system will ‘dominate’ conditions as it moves closer to Ireland.
It’ll be a cloudy start to the day across the country on Tuesday with light rain or drizzle affecting areas of Connacht and Ulster.
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Some patchy mist or fog will linger in parts of the north and south too while elsewhere, it's mainly dry but the cloud will persist through the afternoon with patchy light rain developing later.
Highest temperatures this afternoon will range from 9 to 11 degrees with light southwest winds.
It’ll be a cloudy night with patchy rain or drizzle drifting southeast across the country although there will be some dry intervals developing in the northwest later in the night.
Overcast skies are expected tonight, which will keep our temperatures mild with lows of 6 to 8 degrees.
Wednesday will be cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle at first affecting Connacht and Ulster.
A drier start will be seen elsewhere but patchy light rain will drift down over much of the country later in the morning.
By midday, the light southwest winds will turn northwesterly as the rain clears away leaving a mix of cloudy periods and some sunny spells with highs of 7 to 10 degrees.
Wednesday night is looking a little cloudy in the south and north of the country with some patchy light rain or drizzle.
However, it’s due to stay dry elsewhere with clear spells into the night. It will turn very chilly as cool air from the north plunges down over the country in that northerly breeze so our lows will dip down to 2 to 5 degrees.
On Thursday, high pressure will build over the country so it will be a calm but somewhat cloudy start Thursday morning.
Some sunny spells will develop during the afternoon but it will stay a little cooler with the highest afternoon temperatures hitting just 6 to 8 degrees in light northerly breezes.
On Thursday night, any cloud will clear to leave a mostly clear and dry night and temperatures are expected to fall below freezing widely so there is the risk of icy stretches and ground frost.
Winds will be mostly light and variable but the lowest temperatures will drop to -2 degrees.
Friday will be mostly calm and settled, to start off, with any frost or ice clearing. Cloud will build from the northwest and gradually spread throughout the county during the afternoon with light rain developing in the northwest.
The highest afternoon temperatures will rise to between 8 and 11 degrees in mostly light winds.
Friday night will be cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle along the north and west of the country.
Rain will gradually spread throughout the country into the early hours of Saturday morning and overnight lows will hit 2 and 5 degrees with light northwest winds.
As for the weekend ahead, “Current indications suggest that the high pressure largely dominating the weather will slowly drift away to the southwest allowing for the passage of weather fronts across the country. Temperatures likely to be in the high single or low double figures”
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