Met Eireann has issued a mixed-bag forecast for this week with Christmas just around the corner.
Miserable conditions are set to grip Ireland in the run up to Christmas. The country will be lashed by heavy rain while Christmas Day will see showers turning into sleet in some parts of the country.
Today will be generally dry and bright with southwesterly winds starting off fresh and gradually easing through the day. The highest temperatures will be around 8 or 9 degrees.
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Dry conditions will continue into the night with a slight chance of showers and the minimum temperatures of 2 to 4 degrees. Tomorrow will be another dry day with decent bright spells and temperatures around 6 to 8 degrees.
However, tomorrow night will see heavy outbreaks of rain taking over the southern half of the country in the morning. It will be a cold night with the mercury hitting the lows of -1 to +5 degrees, coldest in the north with some frost forming. Patches of fog may develop in many areas as well. Winds will remain light, easterly or variable.
There is no further forecast for Dublin and here is what the national outlook says:
Friday
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Quite wet on Friday. Heavy outbreaks of rain will continue to track northwards across the country with a mix of bright spells and scattered showers following from the south. Highest temperatures of 5 to 11 degrees, remaining coolest in Ulster. Light to moderate easterly winds, veering southwesterly.
Friday night
"Scattered outbreaks of showery rain, potentially turning heavy in Atlantic coastal counties with some drier intervals towards the east. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees. Mainly moderate southerly winds, turning quite blustery along southern and western coasts.
Saturday (Christmas Eve)
"Largely cloudy with scattered showers. The showers will remain heaviest along Atlantic coastal counties with the best of the dry intervals towards the east. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, becoming lighter later in the day.
Sunday (Christmas Day)
"Current indications are that Christmas Day will be clear and bright for most areas with just a few showers in the north and northwest. Some of the showers may turn to sleet over higher ground. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees early on, becoming cooler through the day. Light breezes, westerly or variable."
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