A cold, icy night ahead for Co Kildare with temperatures to plummet to 0C

It's set to be a cold night ahead with mainly clear spells for Co Kildare with a risk of frost and icy patches developing overnight.

Temperatures will fall close to freezing, with a risk of frost and icy patches on untreated surfaces. Light west to northwest breezes.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, will still be quite cold and mainly dry with bright or sunny spells. Cloud will increase gradually from the west later. Maximum temperatures 4 to 7 degrees, in light to moderate west to northwest winds.

Headline: Very changeable and unsettled weather for the rest of the week. Very cold at first, especially in the east and northeast, but briefly becoming quite mild through Thursday, Friday and Friday night.

Wednesday night: Mainly dry in the midlands, east and northeast, with some clear spells. Cold, with some frost and a risk of icy patches on untreated surfaces. Minimum temperatures minus 1 to plus 2 Celsius, coldest in east Ulster.

Minimum temperatures in Munster and Connacht will range between 3 and 6 degrees, where it will be mostly cloudy, with patchy light rain or drizzle, extending further east by morning. Mist and fog patches also, in light westerly or variable breezes.