Cold day ahead for Co Kildare with risks of icy patches overnight

Today will be cold and breezy in Co Kildare.

There will be  good sunny spells and some scattered showers.

A few of the showers could be heavy.

Colder than average conditions over the Bank Holiday weekend with overnight frosts and a risk of icy patches. A slow and gradual recovery in temperatures is signalled for next week.

Over  Friday night  showers will continue to feed down over the country from the north, with a continued risk of hail and thunder on Friday night.Long clear spells will also occur, especially inland in the east and south. Lows of zero to plus 3 degrees Celsius. Frost and icy patches are possible, especially where showers have occurred and there is some sheltering from the gusty northwesterly winds.

Saturday: Saturday will be a very cold day with marked wind chill continuing. Cold crisp sunny spells will alternate with fairly widespread showers, which will be heavy at times with a risk of hail and thunder.