Today

Cold today with sunny spells and scattered showers.

The showers will be mainly rain or hail - sleet or snow may occur in parts of Ulster, though any accumulations will be limited.

Highest temperatures of only 4 to 7 degrees, in light to moderate westerly breezes, fresher along northern coasts.

Tonight

Cold, calm and clear tonight with a widespread sharp to severe frost with icy stretches.

Lowest temperatures will widely fall back to -3 or -4 degrees.

Some fog later too, mainly in the southwest midlands.

Tomorrow

Frost and fog will clear on Saturday to give a dry, calm and mostly sunny day.

Cold throughout though with afternoon highs of only 3 to 7 degrees.

Information supplied by Met Éireann

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