A frosty start with hazy sunshine later for Co Kildare today
By Kim O'Leary
A frosty start to today for Co Kildare, but dry and bright with some hazy sunshine in places. Becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon, with rain in the south by evening.
A cold day with highs of just 4 to 7 degrees. Light variable breezes will become southeasterly later.
Continuing dry in the north for a time early tonight with frost developing soon after dark as temperatures fall to between zero and plus 2 degrees.
Temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees elsewhere, with the rain in the south continuing to edge northwards, turning heavy at times with a risk of spot flooding, especially in the southeast.
Rain becoming widespread and temperatures rising overnight. Light to moderate easterly winds will increase fresh and gusty at times.
A wet start to tomorrow, Wednesday, with rain continuing for a time. The rain will clear into the Irish Sea by the afternoon but it will remain rather cloudy and misty with scattered patches of drizzle. Feeling milder, with afternoon highs of 8 to 12 degrees. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds, becoming light and variable with the clearance of the rain.
According to Met Eireann, it will be unsettled for the rest of this week with 'strong winds and coastal gales' later in the week.
Wednesday night: Cloudy and misty at first on Wednesday night with scattered patches of rain and drizzle. Persistent rain developing in Atlantic coastal areas in freshening southwesterly winds, with outbreaks of rain extending eastwards over the country overnight. Minimum temperatures ranging 5 to 11 degrees, rising 10 to 13 degrees by dawn.
Thursday: Mild, breezy and damp to begin on Thursday with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, and patches of mist and fog. Drier intervals will increase from the west through the morning, with perhaps a few brighter intervals occurring during the afternoon, but the risk of occasional light rain or drizzle will continue throughout. Rain will become persistent in the southwest towards evening. Afternoon temperatures will range 9 to 13 degrees north to south. Moderate southwesterly winds will back to a light southerly by evening.
Thursday night: Rain becoming widespread on Thursday night, accompanied by increasingly windy or possibly stormy conditions for a time as southwesterly gales develop. Lowest temperatures will fall to around 3 to 6 degrees.