Chilly weekend for Kildare with frosty nights and icy mornings

Met Eireann is predicting a chilly weekend across Co Kildare with temperatures to hit -3 degrees Celsius on Sunday night.

Forecasters said tonight will see  temperatures dipping to 0 or 1 degree with a risk of frost, but temperatures will increase after midnight.

Rain will spread from the west later in the night, falling as sleet or snow on higher ground.

Tomorrow [Friday]  will see bright or sunny spells in the afternoon with just isolated showers.

It will be cold overnight with lowest temperatures -1 to plus 2 with some frost in places and some icy stretches on roads.

Saturday will see sunny spells with top temperatures 6 to 9 C.

Theromometers will plunge to -1 to plus 2 C overnight.

Sunday will see some good sunny spells developing but temperatures will stay 5 to 7 C.

It will be cold and very frosty overnight, with icy roads. Lowest temperatures from 0 degrees to -3 C.