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MET ÉIREANN IS forecasting the next few nights to be very cold as part of a “gradual shift towards colder conditions” as we head through the rest of the week.
This morning, it released details of the low temperatures recorded overnight at some of its weather stations, after a warning was issued for freezing conditions yesterday evening.
The coldest temperature was recorded in Mullingar, where it was -4 degrees overnight.
It’ll actually be fairly mild during the day, with temperatures ranging between 7 and 9 degrees, before another frosty night with temperatures reaching as low as zero.
Tomorrow will be largely similar with some light drizzle and cloudy conditions, with temperatures again approaching zero with the east and north-east set to be coldest.
Most days will be dry with sunny spells, before turning colder in the afternoons and evenings.
Saturday and Sunday will be particularly cold, with widespread frost and sub-zero temperatures forecast both evenings.
The outlook doesn’t get much better looking into next week, with Met Éireann saying: “Very cold for the time of year with daytime temperatures in the low single figures inland, and around 5 or 6 degrees on coasts. There is an increased threat of wintry precipitation in the form of showers. Frosty nights with sub-zero temperatures will continue.”
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Polar vortex heading our way. Most of Europe will be in the minus teens next week. Ireland minus 2 and 3. Hopefully this is the last blast of Winter
@saoirse janneau: what a time to have an airlock in my radiators. Oil must have been nicked from my tank.. it seems it went from half full to empty in 4 weeks and I’m out Mon to Fri 9 to 5. Now I have oil and no radiators working :(
@Peter Cavey: easily enough to fix. Just google the name of the boiler and it usually involves loosening a screw until the oil comes out
@phil: Water comes out, oil doesn’t go into the radiators.
@Peter: Sometimes you need to bleed the boiler. If all of his rads are cold it’s his boiler that’s the problem.
-2° in Leitrim now, this has been a long chilly winter here!
@Dorothy Giselsson: at least it’s lovely though ;)
Next week could see significant snowfall in places. One of the Models took a step back this morning however. It will be bitterly cold with temps struggling to get above freezing during the day. If it snows it will be proper powdery not the wet shite we get from the Atlantic.
@phil: That’a a relief. Can’t be doing with that wet shore. Proper snow is what we deserve.
@phil: yeah cant have another episode of “the wrong type of snow fell” again
@phil: The year of the big snow in 1947 which I often heard the old people talking about, the snow didn’t hit till the end of February. Hopefully we’ll just have a light dusting.
A lot of comments moaning about Met Eireann issuing lots of warnings. I for one appreciate the forcasts and understand they can’t be 100% of the time.
I can’t wait for the yellow warnings when we hit temperatures with double numbers. Break out the sun screen!
God help the homeless! Hopefully all who can will be sheltered.
The beast from the east. However most people don’t believe it. Can’t blame them. Lows of – 10 and heavy snow is predicted. Met office UK gave a 30 forecast other day which was laughable at best considering most reputable weather monitoring stations give ten day forecast.
@James O’Brien: The UK met office always air on the side if caution regarding long range forecast.
@James O’Brien: they couldn’t get clarity 30 days especially after a ssw took place .peoole in east irl uk should prepare it’s going to get very messy this isn’t just 2 days this could last weeks last time we saw ssw was 2013 2010
It’s the Beast from the East!! Where’s Dwayne Johnson when you need him?? I think I’ll hedge my bets and wait and see what happens…. no panic buying on the tins of beans just yet.
I’d rather the porn vortex
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I don’t get why February is considered spring in Ireland. To me it’s considered winter as in the rest of Europe. I don’t expect somewhat warmer conditions until March tbh.
Next 2 weeks of frozen hell?
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