Cold snap continues with snow possible

Weather update from Met Éireann

Very cold with frost, ice and some wintry precipitation, which could fall as snow in some places.

Less cold by next week. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

This morning any frost, ice, and mist or fog will gradually clear. A nationwide status yellow low temperature/ice warning still remain in place until noon today and kick back in from 5pm this evening as temperatures are set to dip to minus four again overnight.

Very cold and bright today with sunshine and scattered showers, mainly in the north and west, with the odd shower on eastern coasts. Some showers will fall as hail or sleet. Highest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees in just a light variable breeze.

Mostly dry overnight with isolated showers, possibly of sleet or snow, mainly across the northwest. Very cold with lowest temperatures of 0 to - 4 degrees with a widespread sharp frost and icy patches. Mist and fog in parts too.

Saturday is forecast to be another cold day tomorrow with frost and ice to begin. Most areas will be dry through the day, with any wintry showers mainly along north and west coasts. Highest temperatures of just 2 to 6 degrees in light west to southwest breezes.

Cold again overnight, with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving in off the Atlantic, possibly turning wintry over higher ground. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +2 degrees, with light variable breezes.

Sunday will likely be a mostly dry day with showers lingering near coasts, along with low cloud or mist struggling to clear through the day. Highest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, with light northeasterly breezes.

Current indications suggest that wet and windy weather will spread over the south and east of the country early on Monday, with the possibility of scattered falls of sleet. Coldest in the north with milder weather possible in the south.

Considerable uncertainty in the further outlook, with a signal for a return to a more Atlantic regime.