It’s about to get colder…
Wednesday morning has brought with it widespread heavy rain and flooding in many areas, but the rest of the week is set to see a dip in temperatures.
Wednesday will begin wet but mild, although it will get much colder throughout the country in the afternoon as the word of the day, “wintry” weather starts to set in.
Met Eireann have warned that rain would even turn to sleet for a time on Wednesday as we truly start getting our first hint of winter weather.
Overnight, west to southwest winds will increase fresh and gusty overnight, as wintry showers feed down from the northwest later. A few sleet and snow flurries are possible over the hills and mountains of the north and northwest.
Max temperatures will be between five and nine degrees on Thursday and wintry flurries are possible early in the day, however, this will give way to dazzling sunshine for many areas, with dry weather predicted for the majority of the country.
The outlook is persistently cold for the week with wintry showers expected in some areas, mainly in Atlantic counties. Frost and ice is expected in these counties as well.
Thursday night will see wintry showers and temperatures of between zero and minus three degrees.
As we head towards Friday and the weekend, we can expect bitterly cold start to the days with wintry showers for Atlantic counties, mainly on higher ground but it will also hit lower lying areas.
Temperatures look set to be well below average with highest temperatures of four to seven degrees.
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