Met Eireann forecasting another weather change for Ireland as cold snap set to be short

Met Eireann is forecasting another big weather change to the weather in Ireland as the current cold snap looks set to be short. 

Temperatures dropped below freezing in many parts of the country overnight with dense fog in areas also. 

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast, temperatures will drop below freezing in many parts again tonight but temperatures are set to rise again from Thursday with wind and rain also on the way. 

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast, it will be cold on Wednesday night with widespread frost and some icy patches. Fog will develop once again, turning dense in some areas. Staying dry with clear spells for most but it will turn cloudier in the southwest later with patchy light rain developing near southwest coasts by morning. Lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees, but turning less cold in Munster with the arrival of the rain. Becoming breezier too with moderate to fresh southeast winds developing.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast, there will be some hazy sunshine in the north and east on Thursday morning but it will be a cloudy and damp start in the south and west with outbreaks of rain. Rain and drizzle will spread across most of the country through the afternoon but rainfall totals will be small in the east and northeast. Highest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees in fresh and gusty southeast winds, strong on coasts.

Breezy on Thursday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle across the western half of the country with some heavy falls. It looks set to stay largely dry further east apart from the odd spot of rain or drizzle. A mild night with lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast, Friday looks set to be a cloudy and rather damp day with outbreaks of rain pushing northwards over the country. A clearance to scattered showers will follow from the Atlantic to southern and western counties during the evening. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds. Mostly cloudy on Friday night with a few patches of rain, drizzle and mist but overall plenty of dry weather. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

According to Met Eireann, it will be breezy on Saturday with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. More persistent rain will develop in Atlantic coastal counties during Saturday afternoon. A mild day with highest temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds. Further outbreaks of rain on Saturday night, turning heavy in places with the chance of spot flooding. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate southwest winds.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast, there will be outbreaks of rain across the eastern half of the country early on Sunday with a clearance to sunny spells and showers developing in the west. Sunny spells and scattered showers will extend to all areas during the course of the afternoon. Maximum afternoon temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate southwest to west winds.