Met Eireann Ireland weather forecast sudden drop in temperatures after stormy start to week

Met Eireann have forecast a chilly week with temperatures set to plummet after this weekend's stormy conditions.

The nights are going to become a lot colder, with frost forecast from dusk onwards.

Cool winds will be accompanied by brief moments of brisk sunshine during the next few days.

It might be time to get the winter coat out as temperatures are going to drop below freezing before the end of the week.

Blustery rain will clear this morning with scattered showers set to take hold instead.

It will be windy later today with temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.

Tonight will be be chilly with a chance of frost.

Temperatures will drop overnight to between 1 to 3 degrees.

Here is the forecast for the rest of the week.

Tomorrow: "Tuesday will be another cool day with bright hazy sunshine, but once again some well scattered showers will occur. Similar temperatures to recent days with highest values ranging a cool 9 to 11 degrees Celsius, in light northwest breezes."

Tomorrow night: "Most areas will be dry with long clear spells, but Atlantic coastal showers will persist across the west and northwest. A cold night with perhaps a touch of frost. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees Celsius, in mostly light northwest breezes."

Wednesday: "Many areas will be dry with bright autumn sunshine, but scattered showers will continue across Atlantic counties, just isolated elsewhere.

"Feeling cool with highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees Celsius, in moderate northwesterly breezes."

Wednesday night: "Generally dry with long clear spells and just light northerly breezes. The coldest night this week with lowest temperatures -2 to +2 degrees Celsius with some frosty conditions setting in."

Thursday: "Some good sunshine to begin the day, however cloudier conditions and isolated showers will move in to affect Ulster and west Connacht. A mix of cloud and sunny spells will follow elsewhere. Another cool day with highest temperatures of just 8 to 10 degrees Celsius, in light northerly breezes."

Friday: " Mostly dry albeit cloudy with patchy light rain. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees Celsius in light southwest breezes."

This weekend: "Mixed with some wet and windy spells."

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