FORECAST: Met Éireann's weather predictions for the next five days

SATURDAY 

Cold with further scattered showers, some of sleet with the chance of snow on elevated ground. Icy stretches possible too, leading to hazardous road conditions. Areas of mist and fog also, especially across the north midlands. Showers will ease early this afternoon, with a good deal of dry bright weather following. Highest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees generally, but between 5 and 7 degrees in coastal areas of the south and west in mostly light southerly breezes.

SATURDAY NIGHT 

Cold with some frost and ice for a time under clear skies. Later tonight, scattered outbreaks of rain will spread from the southwest, turning heavy in places and locally wintry. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees, in freshening southeast winds.

SUNDAY 

Generally cloudy Sunday with scattered outbreaks of blustery rain, heaviest across southern and western counties, bringing possible spot flooding here, especially later. The rain may turn wintry locally early on in the north of the country. Much milder than preceding days with afternoon temperatures ranging from 5 to 8 degrees over Ulster and 8 to 12 or 13 degrees further south, all in fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds.

Very mild on Sunday night with scattered outbreaks of blustery rain, heaviest across southern and western counties, bringing possible spot flooding here. Temperatures not dropping below 10 to 13 degrees nationwide in fresh and gusty southerly winds.

MONDAY

Rather wet and windy with outbreaks of rain in the south and west, heaviest all the while across southern and western counties with further spot flooding. Mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in fresh to strong south to southwest winds. Becoming mostly dry after-dark, though showers will follow in across Atlantic counties. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds, stronger along Atlantic coasts.

TUESDAY

Rather windy on Tuesday too with sunny spells and showers, most frequent across Atlantic counties, some heavy with hail. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds. Cold and blustery on Tuesday night with clear spells and showers right across the country, some heavy and of hail. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 5 degrees, with a wind chill factor, all in brisk west to southwest winds.

WEDNESDAY

A breezy day with sunny spells and scattered showers, most of the showers will occur in the morning. Highest temperatures generally ranging 6 to 10 degrees. Frost will set in across sheltered areas after dark with clear and calm weather setting in for a time.