Ireland Weather: Met Eireann forecast the first winter frost as two nights of freezing temperatures arrived

Ireland will see the first winter frost of the year when temperatures freeze for two nights in a row.

Conditions will once again be a bit cooler on Friday with a combination of sunshine and rain amid highs of 14 ° C.

And as we approach the weekend, we’ll see the first sign of frost on Saturday morning after the 0 ° C lows on Friday night, before temperatures drop back to -2 ° C on Saturday night.

A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Cool and windy Friday with good spells of sunshine and scattered rain, some heavy in the Atlantic counties early. In the afternoon, most of the rain will be confined to the north and northeast. Clouds Lows and rains feed into the extreme southwest later tonight Cool feeling, with higher temperatures ranging between 11 and 14 degrees Celsius, with strong northwesterly winds subsiding mid-afternoon.

“A little rain and drizzle will affect the southwestern counties overnight, while they will remain predominantly dry elsewhere with clear periods. Some patches of fog or mist inland later, almost calm. lowest 0-7 degrees Celsius, colder in Ulster and Leinster with some frosty grass.

“Mist, fog and frost will clear early Saturday to leave a dry day with spells of fall sunshine. Cool in the northern breezes with highs ranging from 11 to 14 degrees Celsius.

“Dry, calm, cold and mostly clear, with lower temperatures ranging from -2 to +2 degrees Celsius. There will be some frost, along with fog and patches of fog.

“Cold and cool to start with frost and any clear haze / fog. Staying dry in most areas during daylight hours with periods of fall sunshine and light southern breezes. Clouds will accumulate in the counties, however from the west and southwest until late afternoon with some rain in the Atlantic counties in the late afternoon or early evening. Highest temperatures will range between 13 and 17 degrees Celsius, with coldest in the north and east “.

However, there is better news next week, as the relatively warm weather for the time of year will be accompanied by some sunny days on Mondays and Tuesdays.

One forecaster added: “Damp or wet to start with any lingering overnight rain that will soon clear to the east. It intensifies in the afternoon with spell-sunshine and only well-scattered showers, mostly along the west and northwest coasts. The highest temperatures will range from 14 to 17 degrees Celsius depending on the season, with mostly moderate west breezes, and a mostly dry night is expected to follow, quite cold although with night lows of 3 to 9 degrees Celsius.

“Early indications suggest that Tuesday will bring mostly dry weather in the morning and afternoon with sunny spells and isolated rains. However, the southerly winds will cool overnight with wet and windy weather reaching the western half. from the country later in the evening. Temperatures from 14 to 16 degrees Celsius. The humid and quite windy weather will spread across the country overnight. “