Limerick Weather - Friday, December 9, 2022
A VERY frosty start in Limerick with some icy stretches.
There'll be some freezing fog too, which will be slow to clear. While it will be dry in most places for much of the day, some wintry showers of rain, hail, sleet and possibly snow over higher ground, will occur in some western counties later.
Very cold; with highest temperatures generally of just 1 to 4 degrees in light variable breezes.
National Outlook
OUTLOOK: Bitterly cold both by day and night. Treacherous conditions with some severe frosts, icy stretches and dense freezing fog in parts too. Some hail, sleet or snow showers, but a good deal of dry weather overall.
TONIGHT: A widespread sharp to severe frost will set in along with icy stretches. While many areas will be dry, some showers of hail and snow will affect Atlantic coastal counties, but falling as rain near the coast. Lowest temperatures of -5 to zero degrees in light westerly or variable breezes.
SATURDAY: Generally dry with low winter sunshine but isolated wintry showers will occur too. Frost and ice lingering in unsheltered areas, along with some patches of freezing fog. Highest temperatures of only -1 to +4 degrees, in light northwesterly breezes.
SAURDAY NIGHT: Dense freezing fog will form in parts leading to impaired visibility. A widespread sharp to severe frost is expected and icy stretches. Lowest temperatures of -5 to zero degrees.
SUNDAY: Temperatures struggling to rise above freezing for most with frost, ice and freezing fog persisting throughout the day. Mainly dry apart from isolated showers in some coastal margins. Highest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees in light, variable breezes. Widespread frost and ice overnight with lows ranging from -6 to -2 degrees. Wintry showers of sleet and snow will move in closer to the Atlantic coast
NEXT WEEK: The cold weather is likely to continue but uncertainty in the fine details at this stage.