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Dublin is on the verge of shaking with freezing temperatures when Met Eireann issued a snow and ice warning for parts of Ireland.
The yellow warning is in effect for Donegal and Leitrim from early this morning until 8pm tonight.
The UK Met Office has also issued a yellow alert for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry until 10am on Monday.
A forecaster from Met Eireann said it will be a “cold and stormy end to 2020.”
The national forecaster warned of the risk of “hail, sleet and snow” in Dublin for the next two days.
Today will be a cold day with maximum temperatures of only 5 ° C.
There will be frequent rains with the risk of hail, sleet and snow.
The rains will turn to sleet and snow on higher ground tonight, as temperatures will be 1 ° C to 3 ° C.
Monday will see winter rains on higher ground with a continued risk of hail.
Temperatures will be 4 ° C to 5 ° C.
Here’s the rest of the national perspective:
monday night
A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Staying cold and stormy with a mix of clear spells and scattered rains, turning wintry on higher ground. Lower temperatures 0 ° C to 4 ° C in moderate to cool northwest winds.
Tuesday
“Another cold and stormy day on Tuesday, with spells of sunshine and scattered showers, mainly in the west and north, and sometimes with winter. Afternoon temperatures of only 3 ° C to 6 ° C with a moderate wind from northwest to west .
Tuesday night
“Scattered winter rains will continue near the coasts in the west and northwest Tuesday night, remaining mostly dry elsewhere with spells cleared, however there is the possibility of more persistent rains in the southwest with sleet on higher ground. late at night.
“It will be cold and icy with lower temperatures of -2 ° C to + 2 ° C with light to moderate breezes from the west.
Wednesday
“Another cold but mostly dry day with spells of sunshine, although there will be more scattered showers near the west and north coasts.
“Maximum temperatures in the afternoon of 3 ° C to 5 ° C with light winds from west to northwest.
Wednesday night
“Scattered rains will continue with the risk of some sleet on higher ground, elsewhere it will be partly cloudy with only the risk of isolated transient rain.
“It will be another freezing night, lows of -2 ° C to + 2 ° C with light to moderate winds from west to northwest.
Thursday (New Years Eve)
“A mixture of sun and rain, more frequent along the western coasts. Highs of only 5 ° C to 7 ° C with mild to moderate northwest winds.
“Similar conditions will prevail for Thursday night with clear skies in the south and east, bringing lower temperatures of -2 ° C to + 2 ° C with light to moderate breezes from the northwest.
Friday (New Years Day)
“Isolated showers in the east, mostly dry elsewhere with good periods of sunshine. However, they remain cool with maximum temperatures of only 3 ° C to 5 ° C with light breezes from the northwest.
Additional perspective
“The winds are set to decrease further as the pressure increases during the first few days or 2021, however it will remain cool and mostly dry with frost at night.”
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