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James Martin McCarthy

Northern Ireland weather set to get 'significantly colder' according to latest forecast

Don't put your wooly jumpers and hot water bottles away just yet as the Met Office have warned people in Northern Ireland to expect "significantly colder" weather in the coming days to what we experienced last week.

Overnight temperatures are set to dip below freezing as a cold front moves in replacing the warmer weather that brought sunshine to Northern Ireland for most of last week.

Despite the drop in temperatures, it is expected to remain bright over the coming days with bands of rain edging in from the south towards the weekend.

Read more: Northern Ireland weather forecast for the weak ahead shows mixed conditions

Monday is set to feel significantly colder than last week, despite good sunny spells appearing, with light northerly winds set in. We can expect a few light isolated showers for the morning, which increase during the afternoon and a maximum temperature of 11 °C.

Later today we can expect perhaps the odd light shower early evening. Otherwise it will be dry with prolonged clear spells, combining with light northerly winds to bring a widespread frost come dawn and a minimum overnight temperature of -3 °C.

Trafficwatch NI said that gritting of roads on their schedule is planned for Monday night.

They tweeted: "Salting of roads on the scheduled network considered to be at risk of ice is planned for this evening, and overnight. Road users are advised to exercise caution when travelling, particularly when driving on untreated roads."

Tuesday is set to continue the trend of being significantly colder than off late. We can expect it to remain dry with prolonged sunshine for most, but perhaps a few light coastal showers at first with light northerly winds and a maximum temperature of 10 °C.

Wednesday looks similar to Tuesday with most staying dry and bright. Thursday and Friday brings an increasing chance of bands of rain edging from the south.

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