A mainly dull day today with rain as temperatures fall

Heavy rain in south Munster and Leinster today, turning to sleet or snow in parts of Leinster this afternoon, especially on high ground. Highest temperatures this afternoon of 3 to 6 degrees with light to moderate northwest breezes.

This evening and early tonight, rain and any sleet or snow in the east will clear. Tonight will bring clear spells and scattered wintry showers, a few possibly thundery. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees with frost and icy patches in many areas.

Thursday

Thursday will be cold with sunny spells and scattered showers, some of hail and some wintry on high ground. Parts of the east will stay mainly dry. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with moderate to fresh west to northwest breezes.

Thursday night will be dry in many areas with clear spells. Showers will affect parts of the west and north. These will become increasingly wintry overnight, Frost will develop in many areas as winds fall off light. Lowest temperatures of -3 to + 2 degrees.

Friday

Friday will be cold with bright or sunny spells and scattered wintry showers, heaviest and most frequent in the west and north and well scattered further east. Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with light breezes.

Friday night will be very cold with frost and icy patches developing. Some fog patches also. Most areas will be dry. However, wintry showers will continue in the northwest overnight. Lowest temperatures of -4 to 0 degrees .