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Met Eireann has issued a weather alert for Ireland that will begin today at 4pm and last 56 hours on an urgent advisory.
It will be much colder for the rest of the week, according to the National Forecaster, with “sharp to severe frosts and frozen stretches and some winter rains” that will hit the country until midnight on Friday.
This winter weather will affect the country Thursday night and Friday when temperatures drop to -4 ° C.
Met Eireann has confirmed that some snow could fall this week with Irish weather set to take a dramatic winter turn.
The national forecaster said today that a polar maritime air mass will sweep across the country from Tuesday night with possible snowfall before the weekend.
Daytime temperatures are expected to drop dramatically with some parts of the country only hitting 5 ° C or so on Thursday and Friday.
A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “A significant change in our weather pattern will occur this week with a cold polar maritime air mass sweeping across the country.
“A cold front will sweep southeast across Ireland on Tuesday evening and this will usher in a noticeably colder and wintry period of time.
“The change in climate is being caused by the amplification of the polar jet stream over the North Atlantic, which is contributing to the development of a high-pressure lock system that will extend from the Azores to Greenland.
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“This will allow polar air to flow south into Ireland and into northwestern Europe. However, as this cold air moves over the relatively warm seas of the North Atlantic, the depth of the cold will change, resulting in as a result a wintry mix with snowfall mainly restricted to elevated terrain, but with some snowfall at lower possible levels later this week. “
Forecasters are warning of extremely icy conditions Thursday and Friday with a chance of snow, although heavy snow is not expected.
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