IRELAND is bracing for “heavy, thundery” showers to batter before temperatures plummet to a freezing -1C.
Met Eireann has promised “sunny spells” will hit Ireland this week but warned conditions will be “far from dry”.
It will be a “blustery day” today across the country, with showers gradually building throughout the day.
Met Eireann confirmed that Ireland can expect “good spells of sunshine” at first, but “widespread heavy showers” will move in towards the afternoon.
Met Eireann’s Aoife Kealy added: “Some of those will be of hail, with scattered thunderstorms possible.
“Those showers will ease a little again towards evening.
“Highs today 9C to 12C in moderate to fresh and gusty southwesterly winds.”
And weighing in on today’s forecast Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather said: “A few showers this morning but good bright spells developing before cloud and showers increase around lunchtime.
“Some heavy thundery local downpours are possible.”
Tonight will see “heavy” showers in the west and north with hail and isolated thundery storms still possible.
There will be long clear and dry spells further east and south in 1C to 7C temperatures.
Tomorrow will be another mix of sunshine and “heavy” showers.
Showers will be confined to the western half of the country in the morning but will become more widespread as the day moves on.
There is still a chance for some of those showers to present as hail on Tuesday.
Daytime temperatures will sit at highs of 7C to 10C, while overnight there will be lows of 1C to 4C.
And again a mix of heavy downpours and some hail through the night.
‘COLD’ NIGHT
Wednesday will take a colder turn with temperatures dropping right down overnight.
Scattered showers will fall throughout the day with sunnier spells dotted through.
Highs during the day will sit at 6C to 9C but it will be quite breezy with northwesterly winds building.
Overnight Wednesday then temperatures will drop below freezing.
Met Eireann advised: “A cold and largely dry night with clear spells, though isolated showers will continue in parts of the west and north.
“Westerly winds will ease light to moderate with lowest temperatures of -1C to +3C.
It will be mostly dry and bright on Thursday with just a few “well scattered” showers.
And temperatures will be back up to 7C to 10C after the plummet into the minuses on Wednesday night.
Friday will start dry and sunny with just isolated showers, however it will turn cloudier later in the day.
And rain will be possible on western coasts towards evening.
