Ireland Weather: Met Eireann Says Temperatures Will Drop To -2 ° C Before An Even Worse Turn Next Week

Temperatures will drop to -2 ° C tonight when Ireland experiences its first real taste of winter.

Met Eireann has said that long, clear periods will allow the temperature to plummet, which will also lead to widespread frosts.

And to top it all, next week is looking pretty gloomy, with strong winds and heavy rains coming in on Tuesday, lasting at least through the weekend.

One forecaster said: “Today will be dry overall, except for a few scattered light showers in Ulster until this morning. It will be a bright, cool day with good periods of sunshine in a cool, light to moderate north breeze. Highs 12C to 14C.

“This cold, dry night with widespread frost. Prolonged clear periods will allow temperatures to drop between + 2 ° C and -2 ° C. Some patches of mist and fog will develop with a light breeze.

“A sunny start to Sunday with clearing frosts, leading to another generally dry day with a hazy sun, brighter in the east. Clouds will rise steadily in the west until the late morning and late afternoon, bringing some drizzle to western counties at dusk.13C to 17C, with a light breeze from the southwest, cooling off the western shores later.

“Scattered bouts of rain and drizzle will move into western and central counties overnight. The more persistent rain in the west will disperse as it moves across the country. Softer than at nights previous, with minimums of 6 ° C to 8 ° C in the east, 10 ° C to 12 ° C in the west. Winds from the south are light to moderate, from cool to strong on the western coasts “.

Mondays and Tuesdays will remain mostly mild, before things get quite humid and stormy starting Tuesday night.

The national forecaster believes the rest of the week will see a mix of mostly heavy rains and strong winds.