A particularly cold spell is due to hit the country with overnight temperatures to drop as low as -7C this week.
The pattern of cold nights and frosty mornings that Ireland has been experiencing for the past number of days is set to continue for the rest of the week.
However, tomorrow night looks set to be the coldest night of the winter so far, with overnight temperatures to fall as low as -7C in parts.
Tuesday night looks set to be the coldest night of the winter so far. Temps will fall to -5 to -7°C in the west & north 🥶🥶
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 4, 2021
The lowest temperature of the winter to now was recorded in Roscommon last Saturday night, falling to -5.9°C
Lows of -2 or -3°C will be widespread tonight. pic.twitter.com/RZ4EvRGzpM
There will be widespread severe frost with ice in many areas tonight as temperatures fall to between -3C and +1C.
Wintry showers of rain, hail, sleet or snow will continue to affect parts of Leinster and Munster with isolated showers in Ulster.
Tomorrow will be another cold day with frost and ice clearing very slowly and persisting in some areas for much of the day.
Again, wintry showers will affect parts of Leinster and east Munster. Temperatures will hit just 1-4C.
Tomorrow night is set to be bitterly cold with a widespread sharp frost and ice in many areas.
Temperatures will drop as low as -1C to -3C degrees through Munster and Leinster, and getting down to -5C or -7C in parts of Ulster and Connacht.
Scattered wintry showers of hail, sleet or snow will again affect the eastern half of Leinster.
Wednesday will continue very cold, highest temperatures will be just 1-4C and will remain below freezing in some midland and western areas throughout the day.
Rain will spread southeastwards throughout Wednesday night, falling as sleet or snow in some areas. Lowest temperatures will be -2C to +2C with frost and icy patches in many areas.
On Thursday morning, rain, sleet and snow will continue to move southwards and will clear in the afternoon with sunny spells and some wintry showers in Ulster and Connacht. Daytime temperatures will hit 2-4C.
Thursday night will be cold and mainly dry with clear spells and a widespread severe frost. Friday will continue cold and sunny during the day and with a widespread severe frost on Friday night.
