A cloudy night ahead with patches of drizzle and mist for Co Kildare

Cloudy with scattered patches of light rain, drizzle and mist overnight for Co Kildare with temperatures staying mild  between  5 to 7 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

It will be mostly cloudy and rather breezy on Tuesday with a few patches of light rain or drizzle. The best of any brightness towards the south. Maximum temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with freshening southwest breezes.

Headline: Turning colder and more unsettled.

Early on Tuesday night outbreaks of rain will push into western areas and spread eastwards with rain turning persistent for a time before a clearance follows later from the west. It will turn cooler with the clearance and lowest temperatures will fall to between 2 to 6 degrees and the risk of some frost around dawn. Moderate to fresh southwest winds will veer westerly and moderate with the clearance.

Wednesday will be a colder day than of late. There will be scattered heavy showers and good sunny spells. The showers will be more frequent and with the risk of hail and thunder in the west and north at first but extending to most areas during the day. Top temperatures of just 4 to 7 degrees in mostly moderate to westerly breeze. Scattered showers will continue for a time on Wednesday night but will become isolated later. There will be good clear spells and it will turn very cold with lowest tempertures falling to between -3 to +2 degrees and a widespread frost and some icy stretches. Winds will be light to moderate west veering northwest.