Cold weather on the way today for Leitrim and surrounding areas

Today will be quite cloudy with scattered showers continuing to feed in from the east. The best of the dry and bright spells will be in the west. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in a light to moderate northeasterly breeze, fresh near the coast.

TONIGHT - Scattered showers will continue tonight, mainly in Leinster and Munster, with mostly dry and clear conditions elsewhere. It will be cold with a widespread frost, as temperatures drop to between -2 and +3 degrees. Coldest conditions are expected in the north. A light to moderate northeasterly wind will continue.