{"id":404058,"date":"2026-04-17T21:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/404058\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:45:13","slug":"ireland-weather-frost-forecast-as-temperatures-to-plummet-by-14-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/404058\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland weather: Frost forecast as temperatures to plummet by 14 degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expect a mostly dry and settled period with sunny spells for the coming days, though nights will remain cold with lows dipping to between 0 and 6 degrees<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Frost, grass, morning, winter\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_frosty-grass-Dublin.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Frost, grass, morning, winter\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Frost, grass, morning, winter<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ireland has experienced every form of weather this April, from <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/news\/big-change-forecast-met-eireann-33786392\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">wind warnings to heavy rain and brighter phases.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Across the board, there are <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/weather\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">weather<\/a> predictions of a number of settled days to come, thanks to some as high pressure kicking in. Forecasters have predicted a mild few days ahead with temperatures of 14 degrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However cold will move in on Saturday night, with a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/news\/dublin-news\/ireland-weather-bitter-cold-wintry-33688296\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">huge temperature drop<\/a> to as low as 0. One forecaster also said that frost may arrive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/news\/dublin-news\/meet-alan-oreilly-who-runs-29154680\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Alan O&#8217;Reilly of Carlow Weather<\/a> shared a temperature map for Saturday showing some cool conditions. &#8220;A risk of light frost Saturday night in some areas with a cool night,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/met-eireann\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Met Eireann<\/a> also predicts lows of 0 degrees overnight Saturday. Here is their forecast for the coming days:<\/p>\n<p>Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Saturday will be a bright day featuring sunny spells and scattered showers that will end in the west during the afternoon but linger in the east until late evening. Highest temperatures will range from 10 to 14 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes. The night will be cold and largely dry with clear spells and lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sunday will be a largely dry day with bright or sunny spells and highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees. The night will remain dry and clear with lowest temperatures between 0 and 5 degrees in light easterly breezes.<\/p>\n<p>Monday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Monday will stay dry with sunny spells and highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, feeling warmest in the west and coolest in the east. Monday night will continue to be dry with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tuesday is expected to be mainly dry but cloudier, with a few showers possible. It will be a cool and breezy day with highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in fresh easterly winds.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Wednesday will continue mainly dry with bright or sunny spells, though some showery rain is possible in the southwest. Highest temperatures will reach between 11 and 15 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Cathal Nolan of Ireland&#8217;s Weather Channel added that we can expect &#8220;pleasant spring sunshine&#8221; for a while.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our weather finally settles down as we head into the weekend with high pressure set to develop across the country. This area of high pressure will drift around Ireland and northwest Europe for the foreseeable, ensuring very conditions, plenty of pleasant spring sunshine, interspersed by some cloudier spells depending on the associated wind direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Want to see more of the stories you love from Dublin Live? <a aria-label=\"Making us your preferred source on GoogleLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dublinlive.ie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Making us your preferred source on Google<\/a> means you\u2019ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. 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