Snow in Met Éireann weather forecast but when and where in Ireland? #SNEACHTA

Met Éireann has snow in the weather forecast for Ireland the first time this winter.

A change in the jet stream's weather patterns has caused the forecaster to predict cold weather with wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow for parts. 

The second half of the week to come looks to present the highest risk of snow caused by a blocking high over Scandinavia that will reduce the impact of milder Atlantic weather. MORE DETAILS BELOW AUDIO.

National Forecast issued at 8.23 am on November 25 by Met Éireann.

Saturday: Fine and frosty to begin for many with icy patches and some mist in places. A little less cold in the west and south with the odd light shower. Sunny spells will develop in many areas, but it will turn cloudier from the Atlantic in the afternoon with rain developing near west and southwest coasts towards evening. Chilly, with afternoon highs of 5 to 8 degrees generally, but again, remaining milder in the southwest. Light variable winds will become light or moderate southeasterly as the day goes on.

Clear spells in the north and northeast at first at night with some frost and fog patches and lowest temperatures here of 0 to 4 degrees. However, less cold elsewhere, as outbreaks of rain and drizzle becomes widespread from the Atlantic, and it will turn milder everywhere by morning in a light to moderate south to southeasterly wind. Good dry spells will develop in the west later.

Sunday: A cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the east, and scattered showers elsewhere. Some sunny spells developing in the afternoon with further scattered showers. A touch milder too with highs of 7 to 10 degrees with light to moderate southerly winds becoming west to southwest or variable.

A rather cloudy night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Later in the night, patchy rain and drizzle will move away to the south with clear spells developing from the north. There will be some mist and fog patches as winds will be light or moderate northwesterly, with lowest temperatures of around 4 to 6 degrees.

Monday: A rather cloudy start as patchy rain and drizzle, mainly in the east, moves off to the south. Cooler and brighter conditions will move into the north with the odd isolated shower continuing too, especially over Leinster. Light to moderate northerly breezes will be fresher near the east coast, with highest temperature of 7 to 10 degrees.

Mainly dry with light northerly or variable winds at night. A widespread frost setting in with lowest temperatures of plus 2 to minus 2 degrees with some icy patches. Some mist or fog patches also.

Tuesday: Looks dry with some sunny spells developing as mist, fog and frost slowly clears. A few showers are possible along the north coast. High's of 5 to 8 degrees. On Tuesday evening and night a band of rain is expected to move in from the Atlantic which could turn a bit wintry on hills as temperatures fall close to freezing. 

Outlook: Current indications suggest, cold weather for Wednesday and Thursday bringing showers of rain, hail and sleet. It will turn progressively colder and some snow is possible over Ulster and high ground further south. Bright or sunny spells will occur at times too. Daytime temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees falling to freezing or below at night with frost and icy patches. Light northerly or variable winds increasing fresh or strong at times in the west.