Frosty start to Thursday in Donegal with gritters on the roads

Met Éireann have warned of a frosty start to Thursday and there are gritters on the roads in Donegal

Cold and frosty for some this morning with outbreaks of rain spreading over Ulster and north Leinster, turning to sleet or snow in places before clearing this evening. Another spell of rain will develop in south Leinster in the afternoon. A drier day in Munster and Connacht with sunny spells and isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 5 degrees in the north to 10 degrees in the south in light to moderate northerly winds, occasionally fresh in the north.

Rain in Ulster and Leinster will gradually clear tonight, followed by clear spells and scattered showers from the southwest, with a chance of hail and sleet. A cold night with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees, allowing frost and ice to develop once again in light southeasterly winds.

There will be a mix of sunny spells and showers tomorrow. Some showers will turn heavy with a chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds, fresh at times in the south.