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Christmas Day will be cold and possibly wet, but it doesn’t look like it’s a white Christmas this year.
Met Eireann has finally shared her forecast for the big day, and while it will be cold and even icy at times, no snow is currently expected.
Carlow Weather expert Alan O’Reilly also warned of a cold air “drop” during the holiday season, but said it will be “mostly dry” by the 25th.
He wrote: “Weather models continue to show a cold air drop from the north during the Christmas period. High pressure, although it keeps it mostly dry during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.”
Meanwhile, the rest of this week will be relatively mild with highs of 12 ° C and some episodes of rain and hail on Fridays and Saturdays.
Though it will get colder early next week, with lows of -2 ° C overnight on Monday.
A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Dry in the east early today. Rain in Munster, Connacht and western Ulster will be heavy at times and will spread eastward. It will clear in the early afternoon with sunshine and rain. scattered below, milder in the morning with temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees and moderate to cool south-southwest winds.
“Saturday will be cool and windy, with sun and widespread rains, many of them heavy or prolonged and some hail. Higher temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with cool, gusty winds from the southwest.
“Sunday will be cool and bright with sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy or hail. They will become more isolated at night. Higher temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees with moderate breezes from the west to the southwest. Sunday night , the rain will move eastward across the country It will be strong in many areas and may be accompanied by strong winds Lower temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees.
“Monday will be cold and mostly dry with sunny periods and maybe some showers near the west and north coasts. Higher temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with moderate winds from the west. Monday night will be cold and mainly dry with clear periods and frosts There may be a little rain or sleet in the south The lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees.
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“Tuesday will start dry. However, rain and sleet will spread northeast across the country during the second half of the day and continue in many areas Tuesday night. Highest temperatures of only 3 to 6 degrees Celsius. during the day, and drop between 0 and 3 degrees at night.
“On Wednesday morning, rain and sleet will clear to the east with sunshine and downpours from the west. Highest temperatures 5 to 7 degrees with moderate to cool northwest winds. Frosts will develop on Wednesday morning. night”.
And as the holiday season finally begins, we are looking at a colder turn, with frost likely on Christmas Eve.
One forecaster added: “Christmas Eve will be cold with sunny spells and a fair amount of dry weather, but also some showers. Highest temperatures 4-7 degrees with mild to moderate northwest breezes. Looks like there will be frost on Christmas Eve .
“At this time, Christmas Day appears to be a cold and mostly dry day with some bright spells, but with the possibility of rain developing in the west later.”
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