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Met Eireann has shared her long-term forecast as Christmas Day draws ever closer.
The national forecaster said stable weather is approaching towards the end of next week as the big day approaches.
Meanwhile, famous Donegal postman Michael Gallagher has used his unconventional prediction methods to make his big Christmas prediction.
He is known for making his long-term weather forecasts by observing the behavior of plants and animals.
And on whether the snow will fall on Christmas Day, he told RSVP Live: “That’s just one day, it’s hard to be so exact.
“But I know it’s going to snow, and it will be around Christmas Day. It’ll be there or that way.”
He added that there will be a wind from the east, which is never a good sign.
“Any wind that comes from the east is an unhealthy wind and brings a lot of flu and colds,” he continued.
“It’s a time when people need to stay warm.”
Meteorological experts Carlow Weather said it will become extremely unstable for the rest of this week with bouts of rain and strong winds.
And looking beyond that, they say things are going to have a drastic change.
However, Met Eireann seems less certain about snowfall on the big day itself, and conditions become “calmer” as we approach December 25.
Here’s the full forecast:
Friday: Heavy rains in the west early tomorrow morning will move east across the country in the morning and afternoon, followed by scattered showers and spells cleared in the west later. Heavier rains are expected in Munster and southern Leinster, with a risk of flooding. A relatively mild and windy day with cool, gusty southerly winds and higher afternoon temperatures of 9-13 degrees.
Saturday: Windy with stormy showers, mainly affecting the western areas. Otherwise, blow dry with sunny spells. The cool and gusty south winds will continue and it will be a cooler day than Friday, with afternoon temperatures of 7-10 degrees.
Sunday: Many areas will have a dry day with sunny periods on Sunday, although there will be more scattered showers in the west and northwest. Moderate to cool winds from the southwest will initially ease during the day and it will be cool with afternoon temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
Monday: Monday looks like a wet and windy day, with heavy rains widespread across the country in the morning and afternoon. Highest temperatures in the afternoon range from 5 degrees in the northwest to 13 degrees in the southeast.
Additional perspective: Staying restless until the middle of the week with more rain, but possibly becoming calmer later in the week.
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