Met Eireann still not holding out for much snow for Friday/Saturday
15 December 2009 11:39
Today Some bright or short sunny spells today, but cloudy periods also with some showers, these mainly near eastern and southeastern coasts. Cool, top temperatures between 6 and 9 degrees.
Tonight
Dry in many areas overnight with broken cloud and clear spells, but a few showers are still likely along parts of the east coast, and also around dawn along the north coast. A cold night, with frost in places where skies stay clear. Lowest temperatures between minus 1 and plus 4 degrees.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be a cold day. Early frost clearing with a few bright or short sunny spells, but cloud will tend to increase as the day progresses. Some rain is likely along northern coasts with some showers elsewhere, these especially along eastern coasts. Temperatures will reach 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate northeast winds
Outlook
A few wintry showers will persist during Thursday in coastal counties of the east and southeast while the rest of the country will have a mainly dry day with some bright or sunny periods. A rather cold day everywhere with temperatures only reaching between 4 and 7 degrees in a moderate east to northeast breeze. Sharp or severe frost Thursday night. Friday should be a dry day in all but some coastal regions of the southeast, where the odd wintry shower is still likely. There should be some bright or sunny periods also, but it will be a cold day - temperatures only struggling up to between 2 and 5 degrees and the overnight frost may be slow to clear in places. Winds light or moderate northeast will gradually back northwest. Very cold and frosty Friday night. Temperatures will be a little higher on Saturday, though it will still feel very cold in a freshening west to northwest wind. Cloud too, will be on the increase from the north and will bring scattered outbreaks of rain or sleet, possibly preceded in places by a little snow, especially over high ground