Ireland Weather: Latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland for Christmas

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, the weather will continue mild and breezy and mostly cloudy up to Christmas Eve with rain at times. Colder from Christmas Day onwards with rain or showers at times.

According to Met Eireann, Friday will be generally cloudy and quite windy with fresh to strong and gusty west to northwest winds. Further outbreaks of rain and drizzle but a few brighter intervals will develop through the day, the best of these over the southern half of the country. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.

Friday night will be mostly cloudy with some light rain or drizzle at times. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.

According to Met Eireann, Saturday will be mild, breezy and mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest winds. Through Saturday evening and night more persistent rain will spread southeastwards across the country. A mild night with lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Christmas Eve will be mild and mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at times. A clearance to cooler, clearer weather will start to extend from the northwest later in the day. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 or 14 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Christmas Eve Night will bring a mix of clear spells and scattered showers, these mainly in the west and north. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.

Christmas Day looks like being a cold, bright day with sunshine and showers, heaviest and most frequent in the west and north with a chance of hail. It may become windy in the north towards evening with heavier or prolonged showers and a possibility of thunder. Cooler than previous days with highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees and moderate to fresh, gusty westerly winds, possibly strong in the north later.

Christmas night will be cold with clear spells and a few showers. Frost may develop in places. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees with winds easing.

St Stephen's Day will be dry at first with sunny spells. Later in the day rain will spread from the southwest and will be heavy at times on St Stephen's night. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees and winds becoming southeasterly and freshening.