Chill out everyone: It's not looking a lot like snow this weekend after all
Although temperatures will drop significantly over the next few days comparable to what we have been experiencing over the past week, Met Éireann says that hail and sleet is more likely than snow.
The sleet forecast for the weekend is likely make tricky conditions for using a tractor
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A spokesperson from Met Éireann said that although there have been reports of snow in the media, hail and sleet are more likely over the weeekend and early next week.
Saturday
The rain from tonight will linger into Saturday morning and push southwards, clearing in the north of the country. It will be become much cooler with the clearance in this part of the country with temperatures of just 9C or 10C. However, the south of the country will enjoy temperatures more like what we've been seeing over the past week, at 14C to 15C.
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Sunday
Although it will be dry in many places, Sunday will see much colder temperatures with the showers that do occur potentially turning into hail or sleet over higher ground.
Afternoon temperatures will be 9C or 10C at best. With the added wind chill factor it will feel very cold and Sunday night will be colder still with temperatures well below freezing nationwide.
Monday
Monday currently looks to be the coldest of the coming days, with moderate to fresh westerly winds and widespread heavy showers, again possibly turning into sleet or hail along the western half of the country. Temperatures again below freezing overnight but the winds will ease and the wintry showers will become confined to western and northwestern coasts.
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A spokesperson from Met Éireann said that although there have been reports of snow in the media, hail and sleet are more likely over the weeekend and early next week.
Saturday
The rain from tonight will linger into Saturday morning and push southwards, clearing in the north of the country. It will be become much cooler with the clearance in this part of the country with temperatures of just 9C or 10C. However, the south of the country will enjoy temperatures more like what we've been seeing over the past week, at 14C to 15C.
Sunday
Although it will be dry in many places, Sunday will see much colder temperatures with the showers that do occur potentially turning into hail or sleet over higher ground.
Afternoon temperatures will be 9C or 10C at best. With the added wind chill factor it will feel very cold and Sunday night will be colder still with temperatures well below freezing nationwide.
Monday
Monday currently looks to be the coldest of the coming days, with moderate to fresh westerly winds and widespread heavy showers, again possibly turning into sleet or hail along the western half of the country. Temperatures again below freezing overnight but the winds will ease and the wintry showers will become confined to western and northwestern coasts.
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