Ireland Weather: Freezing temperatures on the way as Met Eireann forecast big change in the weather

Ireland is in for a brief blast of winter early this week with Met Eireann forecasting a big change in the weather early in the week. 

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, the weather will be cold and mostly dry to start the week before it turns milder later in the week with an increased chance of rain.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast, temperatures will drop as low as -3 degrees on Monday night with a widespread frost. 

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

It will be mostly cloudy to start Monday and wet in places with lingering rain across much of the midlands and east with isolated showers elsewhere. Rain will clear southwards during the middle of the day with sunny spells and isolated showers developing. The evening will be largely dry and sunny. A cool day for late April with highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate northerly winds.

Any evening showers will clear on Monday night to leave it cold and mostly clear. A fairly widespread frost is forecast with minimum temperatures generally ranging -3 to +2 degrees in a mostly light northeast breeze.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, Tuesday will be cold and dry to start with good spells of sunshine during the morning. The afternoon will bring a mix of cloud and bright spells for many areas whilst thicker cloud pushes in across Munster. Patchy rain or drizzle will then develop across Munster during the evening with largely dry conditions elsewhere. Maximum temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with a moderate southeast breeze developing.

Tuesday night will be cloudy with scattered patches of rain or drizzle extending northwards to many areas. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees, occurring across the north of the country early on with light to moderate southeast winds.

According to the latest Met Eireann forecast, Wednesday looks set to be a rather cloudy day with lots of dry weather along with a little patchy rain in places. Maximum temperatures will generally range 10 to 14 degrees in a moderate southeast breeze, warmest in the south. Varying amounts of cloud on Wednesday night with a few light showers. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in moderate easterly breezes.

Outbreaks of rain will develop in the south on Thursday morning whilst it will remain largely dry further north. Later in the day, outbreaks of rain will extend further north but some parts of Ulster are likely to stay dry. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate to fresh southeast winds. Cloudy overnight with patchy rain. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in a moderate easterly breeze.

Current indications suggest the weather will be mild albeit fairly unsettled, for Friday and the weekend.