Eireann’s forecast days have been fulfilled in which snow is expected in Ireland as the cold snap hits

Met Eireann have said that snow is likely to fall in Ireland next week when a cold snap hits.

Temperatures will drop as low as -3 ° C in some places tonight and there are no signs that cold weather is coming anytime soon.

And Met Eireann predicts that snowfall is possible on Sunday nights, Monday, Thursday and Friday, with sub-zero temperatures moving through the night.

Sunday night’s forecast reads: “Temperatures are expected to drop between -3 and +1 degrees tonight, cooler in the west with frost and icing. A light breeze from the northeast will keep temperatures just above the freezing point on the east coast. ”

“The rains, sleet and snow will affect the eastern coast counties, sometimes drifting inland. It will remain largely dry in other spell-clear locations and some fog may form in the west.” .

And as we move into the next week, more snow is likely to fall on Monday, with extremely cold conditions every day of the week.

Thursday and Friday will bring more winter rains, as well as sleet or snow, with temperatures reaching zero at times.

One forecaster added: “Tomorrow Monday, dry and sunny in much of the west and north, and frost and ice will slowly clear in the morning. A cloudier day in the east and south, with rain hitting Leinster. and Munster, and that the winter will be hotter. Afternoon temperatures of 2 to 4 degrees, slightly higher on the north and east coasts. Light to moderate northeast winds will occasionally be cool and gusty on the east coast.

“There will be cloudy conditions in the east Monday night, with persistent winter rains on the coast. Elsewhere, it will be a cold, dry night with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees. Winds will be generally mild, north-northeast in direction and fog may form in the south.

“There will be little change until Tuesday; sometimes it will be cloudy in the east and south, with isolated rains and downpours on the coasts, there will be good sun elsewhere. Fog can persist into the afternoon in some parts of the south. Temperatures In the afternoon 2 or 3 degrees will drop overnight to as low as -3 degrees. Light breezes from the north or northeast will keep the temperatures slightly higher on the coasts.

“A change in wind direction on Wednesday, light north winds will return from the west. It will be a mostly dry day with only a few isolated showers in the coastal areas. It is also cold, with afternoon temperatures of only 1 or 2 degrees, even with some sunshine. It will cloud from the west until late afternoon, with bouts of rain reaching the Atlantic shores Wednesday night. The rain will disperse as it clears to the southeast, turning wintry in some areas. Lower temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees with frost and ice spreading.

“The cold continues on Thursdays and Fridays, with more winter rains or longer periods of sleet or snow at times. Daytime temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees with freezing conditions at night.”