Although no more storms are being forecast at present, weather conditions will remain cold and wintry over the coming few days, according to Met Éireann. The winds brought by Storm Imogen will abate tonight but it will feel cold with lowest temperatures around zero. Although tonight will be mainly clear, there will also be some scattered showers.

Tuesday will be cold and blustery with some wintry showers and highest temperatures of 4°C to 7°C in fresh westerly winds.

Wednesday will be a chilly day with frost at first and some icy patches. Highest temperatures will range from 5°C to 8°C with moderate westerly breezes. There will be good sunny spells at first before it turns cloudy as a band of light rain or sleet extends eastwards. Frost and icy patches will appear again on Wednesday night.

On Thursday, many areas will remain dry with some sunny spells. However, some wintry showers will occur. Highest temperatures will range from just 3°C to 7°C with light to moderate southwesterly breezes.

Friday will be a cold day with wintry showers and highs of just 3°C to 7°C.

Farming forecast

In its farming forecast, Met Éireann says that Ulster, Connacht and northern parts of both Leinster and Munster recorded above-average rainfall during the week gone by, with much of Ulster exceeding 150% of normal levels. The week ahead will also see excessive rainfall in all areas, with twice normal amounts likely in western counties. As a result, drying and spraying conditions will not be favourable.

Moreover, saturation persists on all lands and heavier soils are mostly waterlogged. Met Éireann says the accumulating volumes of rainfall during the coming week may bring some rivers close to flood levels yet again this winter.

Mean air temperatures were above normal countrywide during the past seven days (generally between 1° and 1.5°). This mild trend will be reversed in the coming week as colder airmasses are set to dominate. This will affect soil temperatures, which are a few degrees above normal at present.

Met Éireann warns that these cold conditions, allied to occasional windy periods, are also likely to be detrimental to the wellbeing of newborn animals.