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Irish Mirror
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Cormac O'Shea

Is that the end of snow in Ireland for a while? Met Eireann's five-day forecast has more bad news

Ireland's temperatures won't recover for long with another chilly blast to arrive by Monday.

Met Eireann are expecting a slight improvement this weekend but it will be short lived as freezing conditions return on Monday night.

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "A bright day will follow on Monday with sunny spells and some scattered showers, especially in the northwest where it will be breezy. A moderate westerly wind will prevail elsewhere and highest temperatures will range 8 to 10 degrees.

"High pressure looks like it will build in over the country on Monday night bringing calm conditions but it will be cold and frosty with temperatures down to freezing or a couple of degrees below. Some mist and fog patches will form too."

There is no suggestion of any warnings in the next few days however after a flurry of Met Eireann alerts in recent days.

And a dry weekend looks to be in store for the country after some overnight rain.

The forecaster added: "Saturday will be mostly cloudy and windy with a little patchy light rain or drizzle, mostly in the west and south but becoming more widespread later. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees with strong and gusty southerly winds.

A woman walking in snow (NurPhoto/PA Images)

"On Saturday night and on Sunday morning, rain will move eastwards across the country followed by clear spells and scattered showers. Fresh to strong and gusty southeasterly winds will moderate and veer northwesterly with the clearance of the rain. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 7 degrees, coldest in the west and southwest later in the night where some mist or fog patches may form after the rain and with a touch of frost possible too.

"The rest of the rain will then clear from the northeast and east on Sunday morning or early afternoon, leaving dry and bright weather with moderate southerly winds. However, cloud will build in from the west during the afternoon and evening with wet and windy weather developing along the west coast later in the day. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees."

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