Heavy showers predicted for Co Kildare tonight with risk of sleet

Some dry clear spells but mostly cloudy overnight for Co Kildare with further outbreaks of showery rain at times.

The rain will be heavy in places and may fall as sleet on high ground. Lows of 1 to 3 Celsius. Coolest under any clear skies with a touch of grass frost. Moderate to fresh northwest winds will veer northeast overnight.

Some bright or short sunny spells on Thursday but mostly cloudy with further showers. Again the showers will be heavy in places with a slight risk of hail. High of 7 or 8 Celsius in moderate to fresh and gusty northeast winds, which will veer easterly during the afternoon and ease somewhat.

There will be showers on Thursday night, most frequent in the west and north. Clearer spells in the south and east will result in frost with lows of 0 to -3 degrees, slightly higher for Ulster and Connacht with lows of 1 to 4 degrees.

Winds will be mostly light variable, except in the north where they will be moderate to fresh easterly, later southeasterly. More persistent rain arriving on the east coast towards dawn.