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Met Eireann has issued a nationwide yellow warning as “icy fog” will cover parts of Ireland.
The warning is in effect from midnight tomorrow until 10 am on Monday.
The national forecaster has warned of “dense fog with a risk of freezing in some places.”
The country will be hit by five consecutive days of subzero conditions as the winter cold snap continues.
Mercury is expected to decline as temperatures will range from -3 ° C to -2 ° C most nights of the week.
But there is an end in sight, as the national forecaster said “temperatures will rise to more normal levels for the time of year” by the end of next week.
Today will start cloudy with showers or longer periods of rain that will continue until the afternoon.
Temperatures will be 5 ° C to 7 ° C.
However, the mercury is forecast to dip to -2 ° C tonight and frost and fog are expected.
Here’s the forecast for next week:
Sunday
A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “A cold and icy start to Sunday with fog gradually clearing. A mostly dry day with only a few well-scattered showers. Mostly cloudy but some sunny periods. Highest temperatures only 4 ° C to 6 ° C. C with variable light breezes.
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Sunday night
“The rain will spread over parts of Munster and Connacht and the scattered rains will continue along other coasts.
“A cold night with widespread frost, temperatures lower than -3 ° C to 0 ° C overall, but milder in the southwest with rain. Light or variable southern breezes will allow heavy fog to form in some places “.
Monday
“The rain will clear towards the southeast during the morning leaving a cold and mostly dry day with some periods of sunshine and some scattered showers, mainly along the north, west and east coasts. Higher temperatures 2 ° C to 6 ° C ° C in light or variable north breezes “.
monday night
“Another very cold night with prolonged clear periods. Some isolated rains will occur along the coasts and will be more frequent later in the evening.
“Frost and fog will set in overnight with temperatures lower than -2 ° C to + 1 ° C with light to moderate breezes from the northwest, but cooling off the coasts.”
Tuesday
“A cold, bright day with good sunshine. Some isolated rains on the northwestern coasts, but dry elsewhere. Higher temperatures 6 ° C to 9 ° C, moderate to cool winds from the northwest, strong on the coasts.”
Tuesday night
“The rains will continue along the northern coasts overnight, but will dry further south with good clear periods allowing frost and fog to develop again. Lower temperatures of -2 ° C to + 3 ° C with frost and fog developing in places as the winds decrease. “
Wednesday
“Cold and mostly dry in the morning, but towards the afternoon, a persistent band of rain will arrive from the west, gradually spreading across the country during the afternoon and evening. Higher temperatures 4 ° C to 9 ° C.
“Light breezes from the west will recede to the south and increase from light to moderate. A clearing of rains will develop in the west early in the evening and the rains will continue in the eastern half of the country. Lower temperatures of -2 ° C to + 3 ° C “.
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“Current indications suggest that an Atlantic regime will continue for much of the week, which will bring more volatile conditions, but temperatures will return to near normal values for the time of year.”
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