Met Eireann has confirmed that snow will soon arrive in Ireland, and they have also pinpointed the exact day this week that will be affected.
According to the national forecaster, temperatures are set to drop in the coming days with freezing conditions expected across the country. In their latest forecast, Met Eireann have indicated that snow may fall on Thursday for some parts of the country.
This coming week will start off mostly dry, with wet and snowy weather to be seen towards the weekend. Tonight, it's set to be cold with temperatures to "fall to between -1 and 5 degrees with frost forming in places" overnight.
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A winter weather advisory for the whole country, issued from 11.46am today to 11.30pm on Saturday, December 10, read: "Very cold this week as an Arctic airmass sets in, bringing sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches on roads.
"Showers of hail, sleet, and snow will occur during the second half of the week. Updates with potential warnings will be issued in the coming days.
"For winter weather preparation: www.winterready.ie. Get your 10-day location forecast on: www.met.ie."
Here's exactly when snow is expected in Ireland according to Met Eireann:
Monday 5 December
"Monday will bring some brighter spells but it will be largely cloudy with some scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in light to moderate easterly winds. Monday night will see some scattered showers continuing near the east and south coast but it will be mostly dry elsewhere with clear spells, with lowest temperatures of -2 to 3 degrees, coldest in the north with a widespread frost setting in, in light or moderate northeasterly breezes.
Tuesday 6 December
"Tuesday will be dry in most areas with good sunny spells in many areas. Just a few isolated showers especially near the east coast where it may be somewhat cloudier. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in light north to northeast breezes. Very cold on Tuesday night with light northerly breezes and largely clear skies as temperatures fall to between 0 and minus 4 degrees.
Wednesday 7 December
"Good sunny spells on Wednesday, though it will remain chilly with afternoon temperatures reaching just 2 to 6 degrees. Dry for most areas. However, scattered showers will affect northern and northwestern coastal areas and these will edge further inland over Ulster and Connacht during the evening and night, turning increasingly wintry with falls of snow likely, especially on higher ground.
"Light north to northwesterly breezes. Bitterly cold overnight with temperatures below freezing countrywide leading to a widespread sharp to severe frost and icy stretches."
Thursday 8 December
"Thursday looks like a very cold day countrywide with sunny spells and scattered wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow in places. Temperatures in the low single figures in a light northerly breeze.
"Current indications are that it will stay very cold through the remainder of the week and for next weekend too."
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