It will get chilly overnight on Friday

Frost on a fallen leaf(Image: Getty)

Met Éireann forecasters have warned that “frost and icy stretches” are possible as temperatures dip down to a chilly 0C ahead of the weekend.

Overall, the national forecaster has said the weather would remain mixed throughout the weekend with scattered showers and sunny spells, but nighttime will be chilly with frost and icy stretches developing in places, particularly under any clear skies.

While temperatures will remain mild over the coming days, with highs of 13C forecast, on Friday night the mercury will plummet to a freezing 0C, with coastal showers turning wintry leading to the chance of sleet, frost and icy stretches potentially forming overnight.

Here is Met Éireann’s forecast for the coming days:

Thursday

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the west. Staying mostly dry further east until the afternoon. Rain will turn more persistent over west and northwest counties through the evening. Highest temperatures of 7C to 10C in light to moderate southwest winds, strong on Atlantic coasts.

Remaining cloudy overnight with rain and drizzle, turning persistent at times. Patches of mist and fog may form through the night. Lowest temperatures of 5C to 9C in moderate west to southwest winds.

Friday

Wet and misty to start with outbreaks of rain clearing southeastwards. Sunny spells with scattered showers will develop early on from the northwest and extend across the country through the afternoon becoming more isolated by evening. It will be breezy with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Highest temperatures of 8C to 11C.

Generally dry and clear with coastal showers affecting Atlantic regions, turning wintry at times, with the chance of sleet on Friday night. Rather chilly with overnight lows of 0C to 4C in moderate northwest winds. Frost and icy stretches may form in places overnight.

Saturday

A bright and crisp day with sunny spells and scattered showers across the country, turning wintry at times in the northwest. Cloud will start to increase from the west through the afternoon, with showers becoming more isolated. Highest temperatures of 7C to 10C, but feeling cooler in moderate to fresh northwest winds, strong on coasts.

Cloud will continue to spread from the west overnight, with eastern parts remaining clear at first. Generally dry but rain and drizzle will move in from the northwest towards morning. Overnight temperatures of 2C to 7C, mildest further west. Moderate west to northwest winds, stronger on Atlantic coasts.

Sunday

Wet and blustery with widespread rain and drizzle, heavy at times in the north and west. A clearance from the northwest will develop early on with sunny spells and isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 10C to 13C in strong and gusty southwest winds veering westerly later.

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