A cold, frosty night ahead for Co Kildare as temps could drop as low as -2C overnight

Cold tonight, with mostly clear skies for Co Kildare with some frost forming overnight.

Lowest temperatures of minus 2 to plus 1 degrees C with frost forming. Some patches of mist and fog will form also, in light westerly or variable breezes.

Tomorrow, Tuesday will be dry and bright at first. The frost and fog will clear. Becoming cloudy in the afternoon, with rain in the far south towards evening. It will be another cool day with highs of 5 to 7 degrees.

However, Met Eireann is warning that the weather will be 'unsettled and changeable' this week with mild conditions and a possibility of wintry showers.

Overall: Unsettled and changeable.

Tuesday night rain in the south will spread northwards and turn heavy especially in the south and southeast with the risk of spot flooding. It will be dry at first in the north with some mist or fog as easterly winds will be light to moderate, but freshen towards morning. There will be a widespread frost there ahead of the rain and lowest temperatures -2 to +2 degrees. However, over the southern half of the country lowest temperatures will be 2 to 6 degrees early on but rise later in the night to around 8 to 10 degrees. Moderate easterly winds increase fresh and gusty.

Wednesday will be cloudy with widespread rain. The rain will be heavy for a time, especially in the south and southeast. The rain will gradually clear eastwards with fresher and drier conditions spreading into the west later. Easterly winds will be moderate to fresh but ease with the clearance. Afternoon temperatures of 5 to 12 decrees, coldest in the north. Mostly dry with some clear spells at first on Wednesday night but overall cloudy with a spell of rain spreading from the west later in the night keeping lowest tempertures around 4 to 10 degrees, coolest in the north. Light southerly winds increase moderate to fresh.

Thursday will be dull or cloudy with overnight rain clearing to scattered outbreaks of rain or drizzle with a few bright or sunny spells. Milder than of late with top tempertures reaching between 10 and 13 degrees in a moderate southwesterly breeze. A spell of rain will spread northeastwards on Thursday night accompanied by very windy conditions, with strong to gale force and gusty southwest winds expected. Lowest temperatures will fall to around 4 to 7 degrees.