Limerick weather for New Year's Day
A rather chilly day on New Year's Day with sunny spells and showers, some heavy with hail and thunder possible. Highest temperatures generally ranging between 4 and 8 degrees in moderate west or northwest breezes.
Tonight: Becoming cold and frosty in many areas on Sunday night with long clear spells and just isolated showers, some wintry with possible hail. Lowest temperatures of -3 to zero degrees. Areas of mist and fog will form in mostly light southwest breezes, with dense fog possible in parts.
Monday: A foggy and frosty start on Monday. Fog will be slow to clear and may linger locally in parts leading to hazardous driving conditions.
Otherwise Monday will be bright and largely dry day with low winter sunshine and just a few showers, mainly affecting coastal counties of the south and west. Maximum temperatures generally ranging between 3 and 7 degrees in light or moderate southerly breezes.
Monday night: Dry and quite cold with clear spells and a touch of frost in the north of the country. However, turning less cold later as rain pushes in from the south. Lowest temperatures of between 0 and +4 degrees early in the night. A fresh to strong southerly breeze will develop overnight.
Tuesday: Patchy rain will clear on early Tuesday and it will become largely dry for a time in the morning. However, a further spell of rain will spread from the south.
A milder day with highest temperatures of between 7 and 12 degrees, mildest in the south. There will be a fresh to strong and gusty southerly breeze. Windy on Tuesday night with widespread rain or drizzle. Mild with temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in strong and gusty southwest winds.
Wednesday: Fresh and blustery on Wednesday with sunny spells and showers, the showers frequent across the western half of the country.
Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees in fresh and gusty westerly winds, easing towards evening. Largely dry at first on Wednesday night, but a spell of rain will spread from the Atlantic later. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy on Thursday with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in the north and west, ranging 8 to 11 degrees in the east and south.