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IT’S GOING TO be a bit of a cold week ahead with some frosty conditions on the way.
Today is forecast to remain relatively mild for the time of year, with highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.
There will be some brief sunny spells tomorrow, but it’ll be generally cloudy with some drizzle.
More persistent rain is forecast to develop in the west during the afternoon and this will track eastwards over the country through the evening and early night.
Met Éireann has said it will turn colder from tomorrow evening, with a risk of night-time frosts.
Tomorrow night is expected to be wet and breezy with outbreaks of rain clearing eastwards over the country. This will give way to cooler and fresher conditions from the west.
The showers are due to become frequent in western areas towards dawn, turning heavy with hail and a risk of isolated thunderstorms.
Temperatures will drop to as low as zero degrees with a potential for some frost and icy patches in sheltered spots.
Mostly cloudy today, with patchy light rain and drizzle☁️🌧️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 20, 2023
The best of the limited sunny spells will be in the east and southeast☀️
Highs of 11 to 13 degrees, however the moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty southwest winds will take the edge off those temperatures🌡️🍃🌬️ pic.twitter.com/fVH4fvo9MT
Looking ahead to Wednesday, it’s expected to be a noticeably colder day with sunshine and widespread showers.
Some of the showers will be heavy with hail and a risk of isolated thunderstorms, and a few may turn wintry over hills and mountains, especially towards evening, Met Éireann has said.
The showers will become increasingly confined to western and northwestern coasts on Wednesday night and much of the country will be dry, clear and cold.
Temperatures will drop as low as -1 degree with frost and icy patches forming.
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Why is this even being reported. Its called that time of year
@David Saunders: It’s also called a weather forecast. It’s traditionally been part of news broadcasts for generations.
@Ajax Penumbra: I love that we’ve come so far now, we’re complaining about the very fact the weather is even being reported. It’s called madness.
@JusticeForJoe: people just love to complain and whine about things.
We’re so lucky here with the weather in general. Long may it last.
Met Eireanns app doesn’t agree with this report. I hope thejournal isn’t going the way of the mirror and DublinLive, they have daily click bait stories…..the son of the beast from the east has been on it ls way every day for the last few months according to them.
Met IE currently has 5 to 3c as the temperature with some cloud Weds night in the east. Thats not enough for frost.
Maybe thejournal has some inside gen!
Amazing! We have never had the likes of this before in February. This is unprecidented stuff.
@Seamus Quaide: Why such sarcasm, Seamo? If it’s not some new kind of “unprecidented” weather phenomenon, it’s just not amazing enough? Are you not entertained?
@Seamus Quaide: Must something now be unprecedented in order to be reported?
@Gavin Conran: The answer is yes
@Seamus Quaide: Is it though?
Surprised the comments aren’t closed on this: when did Irish people ever want to talk about the weather?
Brrrrrr……
I’ll believe it when it happens. So many headlines saying snow or beast of the east 2.0 was coming on specific dates or months, never happened. So another false weather report.
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