Met eireann weather

Met Eireann has pinpointed when snow will hit as an Arctic airmass is set to bring freezing conditions to Ireland for at least the next week. Met Eireann .

Apart from the chance of coastal showers in the north and west, it will be a dry day with sunny spells. Most areas will be dry and clear, but there will be a few wintry showers at times, mostly near northern coasts. Met Eireann says the weather will staying very cold on Friday with temperatures once again struggling to get to +1 to +4 degrees in light westerly breezes. Thursday will also be very cold with temperatures only nudging above freezing in some areas with high of between +1 and +4 degrees generally in light northerly breezes. Some mist and fog will also develop in the south in light northerly winds. Met Eireann says updates with potential warnings will be issued in the coming days.

A status yellow weather warning for low temperatures has been issued for Galway this afternoon, coming into effect on Thursday night.

Most of Co Galway is likely to escape the snow that is expected across Ulster and other parts of the country. But plenty of sunny and dry weather is also forecast for Galway this week and into the weekend. Temperatures are set to fall to -4 degrees in many parts of the country as the cold snap continues.

Met Eireann has issued a number of weather warnings The freezing change in the recently mild weather will bring snow from Wednesday.

Apart from the chance of coastal showers in the north and west, it will be a dry day with sunny spells. The meteorological service said: “Staying very cold with temperatures once again struggling to get to 1C to 4C degrees in light westerly breezes. The forecast reads: “Very cold with temperatures only nudging above freezing in some areas with high of between 1C and 4C generally in light northerly breezes. Most areas will be dry and clear, but there will be a few wintry showers at times, mostly near northern coasts.” “There will be a widespread sharp frost with lows of -3C to 1C degrees with ice on untreated surfaces. The national forecaster continued: “Wednesday will be a cold day with highest temperatures of only 2C to 4C. Wintry coastal showers will continue near western coasts. Generally dry though isolated showers will occur, some wintry in the northwest later. Rather cold with highest temperatures of 4C to 8C, in light variable mainly northeasterly breezes. A nationwide ‘winter weather’ advisory is in place until Saturday, which reads: “Very cold this week as an Arctic airmass sets in, bringing sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches on roads. She said: “That’s going to introduce Arctic air, the air mass will be coming directly down from the Arctic. Minimum temperatures of -4C to -1C in light northwest to west breezes.

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for low temperatures and ice for the entire country for later this week.

Apart from the chance of coastal showers in the north and west, it will be a dry day with sunny spells. It will be very cold on Saturday (December 10) with some parts of the midlands not expected to rise above 0° as fog persists. It will stay very cold with temperatures once again struggling to get to the range of +1° to +4° in light westerly breezes. It will be another bitterly cold night on Thursday night with a widespread sharp to severe frost and some icy patches. Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be a cold day with highest temperatures of only 2° to 4°. However, there will be a few wintry showers at times, mostly near northern coasts. Fog, or freezing fog will develop as the night goes on, becoming quite dense through the midlands by morning. Lowest temperatures of -3° and +1°. “Simple steps such as having a few bags of salt on hand can minimise the risk of slips or falls. “Farming is a high-risk occupation, and poor weather increases these risks. It will be dry for the main, with crisp spells of low winter sunshine, however a few well scattered showers will feed into the north and west, with the odd wintry one falling to lower levels. On Thursday, it will be very cold with temperatures only nudging above freezing in some areas with high of between +1° and +4° generally, in light northerly breezes.