Louth Weather: Mostly dry to start with some clear spells

Mostly dry to start with some clear spells. It will get cloudier as the day progresses as a band of persistent and possibly heavy rain spreads from the southwest during the afternoon. The rain will turn to sleet and snow in the evening with accumulations possible mainly in the southern half of the Province.

Still very cold with highs of just 1 to 6 degrees. Winds will be mostly light easterly to begin, but will freshen through the day.

A wet and cold night Saturday night with widespread heavy falls of rain, sleet and snow. The precipitation will mainly fall as sleet and snow away from the south and southwest, with some accumulations expected.

Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty east to northeast winds, stronger in some coastal parts.