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Irish Mirror
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Cormac O'Shea

Met Eireann's five-day forecast: Freezing nights to come but conditions to remain largely dry

After a very mild week or so, Met Eireann are forecasting a drop in temperatures in the next week.

Weather chiefs expect nights to become bitterly cold with the mercury dropping below zero during the week.

However, the dry conditions looks set to continue with just the odd showers all over Ireland in the next few days.

Here's Met Eireann's five-day forecast for the entire country - taken from their official website.

Met Eireann five-day forecast

Monday

"On Monday morning, frost and any mist or fog patches will clear to give a mainly dry day with sunny spells.

"A few light showers may develop in northern parts of Ulster and in some coastal areas of Leinster. It will be a little milder than today with highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees and moderate northerly breezes.

Frosty weather (Stock)

"The outlook for Monday night is for continued dry conditions with clear spells and temperatures of between plus 1 and plus 2 degrees.
The rest of the week looks a little cloudier but remaining mainly dry."

Tuesday

"There'll be sunny spells and mainly light northerly winds on Tuesday, becoming northwesterly later. Temperatures will be between 9 degrees in the north and 12 degrees further south.

"Overnight should remain frost free with temperatures of 3 or 4 degrees. There is the risk of the odd light shower or spot of drizzle at times."

Wednesday

"Similar conditions on Wednesday with mainly light to moderate northwest to westerly winds and just the risk of a light passing shower. Temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees ranging from north to south."

Thursday and Friday

"Current indications suggest the threat of rain on northern coasts on Thursday in a fresh westerly wind with the further outlook in to the weekend giving unsettled weather in westerly winds."

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