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Aakanksha Surve & Emma Nevin

Met Eireann Ireland weather forecast hail, sleet, and snow with freezing conditions

Ireland has said goodbye to the sunny weather spell with frost, rain, sleet and possible snow expected over the coming days.

Temperatures are set to reach as low as -3 degrees as wintry conditions return.

Today, Met Eireann have forecast "a frosty start" and warned of "scattered showers of rain, hail and sleet, with a possibility of some snow on high ground."

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There will be highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees, lowest in Ulster, and feeling cold in a moderate to fresh northerly wind.

Tonight will see temperatures plummet to -3 degrees.

There may be some "wintry showers" in the coastal areas of the north and east but most of the country will remain dry.

Here's Met Eireann's forecast for the rest of the week.

Friday

"Friday will be a dry day for most of the country, after a cold sunny morning, cloud will increase from the north through the day with outbreaks of rain extending into the north and northeast during the late afternoon and early evening.

"Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees, in light to moderate northerly winds.

"On Friday night outbreaks of rain will affect east and northeast counties and may turn to sleet at times over higher ground, becoming more widespread towards morning.

"Lowest temperatures of zero to plus 2 degrees, coldest in Munster where under clearer skies there may be a touch of frost locally, while cloud cover should keep temperatures higher elsewhere, in moderate northwest winds.

Saturday

"Rather cloudy on Saturday with widespread showers mixed with sunny spells, the best of the sunny spells will be across Ulster in the afternoon and evening.

"Highest afternoon temperatures 7 to 10 degrees in moderate northwest breezes.

"Showers will become isolated on Saturday night as most of the country becomes dry with clear spells. Frost will form in parts of the southeast where it will be coldest with lowest temperatures of zero to minus 2 degrees.

Sunday

"Sunday will be mainly dry with sunny spells and isolated showers in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light northerly winds.


"Becoming cloudier overnight Sunday night with rain extending into the north and east towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees rising later in the night as winds back southwesterly overnight."

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