Dramatic change coming in weather for Ireland as Met Eireann forecast wintry showers and freezing temperatures

There is a dramatic change coming in the weather for Ireland this week as Met Eireann is forecasting wintry showers and freezing temperatures this week.

While temperatures are set to reach highs of 14 degrees early in the week, a winter blast is on the way with wintry showers, hail and freezing temperatures set to hit before the middle of the week.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, temperatures will fall close to freezing after rain clears on Tuesday night with potential for some frost or ice.

The full Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland for the coming week is as follows

Weather forecast for Monday

Monday will be a dull or damp day for the west and northwest with further outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Drier elsewhere with more isolated drizzle patches. Overall cloudy with limited sunny spells. Breezy at times with moderate, occasionally fresh, west to southwest winds. Mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.

A cloudy start to Monday night with some patches of light rain or drizzle, mainly towards the west. Most areas will have a dry night, with some clear spells developing later. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with light or moderate southwest winds.

Weather forecast for Tuesday

Some brief sunny spells on Tuesday but generally cloudy again with dry spells and occasional drizzle. More persistent rain however will develop in the west in the afternoon, and track eastwards over the country through the evening and early night. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate south to southwest winds.

Wet early on Tuesday night but rain will clear into the Irish Sea with clear spells and scattered showers following overnight. Temperatures will fall close to freezing after rain clears with potential for some frost or ice. Winds will turn westerly too.

Weather forecast for Wednesday

A cold day with sunshine and widespread blustery showers, some heavy possibly with hail. Temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees but feeling colder in a brisk northwest wind. Largely clear with light winds on Wednesday night with a few wintry showers near western and northern coasts. It will be cold and frosty with lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees.

Weather forecast for Thursday

Mostly dry with sunshine to start, turning cloudier in the afternoon. There will be a few showers, mainly in Atlantic areas. Afternoon temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with light northwesterly winds. Little change overnight, largely dry with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Frost is likely as temperatures fall near freezing in many parts.