Ireland is in for a “bitterly cold” weekend, with temps dropping as low as -4 in the coming days.

The national forecaster said most parts of the country will start off dry today with sunny spells this morning.

However, showers will feed into coastal counties during the morning and will spread further inland through the afternoon and evening. A cold day with highest afternoon temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, in light to moderate variable winds, fresh near coasts in the west and southwest.


Most areas will remain dry with clear intervals tonight, with well scattered showers mainly affecting the south and east. Lowest temperatures will range between -1 and +3 degrees, so some patches of frost will develop, and there will be light to moderate northerly breezes.

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Tomorrow, Saturday:

Tomorrow, Saturday, will be largely cloudy, although sunshine will break through at times. Most areas will stay dry throughout the day, but there will be well scattered showers in the eastern half of the country. It will be another cold day with highest afternoon temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees, in light to moderate north to northeast breezes.

Saturday Night:

Isolated showers near coasts, otherwise mostly dry under broken cloud. Some frost and possible ice with lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees, in moderate easterly winds.

It will be “bitterly cold and wintry into next week,” says Met Eireann, with some possible snow on Sunday night.


Colder again on Sunday with highest temperatures of just 2 to 5 degrees, in a moderate to fresh easterly wind. Most areas will however stay fully dry albeit cloudy, but isolated showers may occur in the east and southwest, turning wintry on high ground in the east.

Sunday Night:

Very cold with a widespread frost and ice. Scattered wintry showers will move into the east with a dusting of snow possible. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees in moderate easterly winds.


Scattered wintry showers will continue on Monday and Monday night, mainly affecting the east and along north coasts. Bitterly cold with daytime temperatures of 1 to 3 degrees and night-time lows of -3 to 0 degrees, in moderate to fresh east to northeast winds.


Temperatures on Tuesday will be similar to Monday, but there will be an added wind-chill factor as easterly winds increase fresh and gusty. Wintry showers in the east and near northern coasts at first, but extending to other areas later.

Tuesday Night:

A bitterly cold night with widespread frost and ice as temperatures fall to between -4 and 0 degrees. Most parts of the country will hold dry, with clear spells across the northern half of the country, where temperatures will be lowest. Some wintry showers will be possible in the east and north.