Today

Today will be a cold day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy, with a risk of hail and thunder.

The showers will become isolated through the afternoon and it will be mainly dry by the evening.

Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in mostly moderate to fresh northwest winds.

Tonight

Mainly dry, with clear spells, but very cold, with widespread frost.

Lowest temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees, coldest in the eastern half of the country.

Winds mostly light, westerly, backing southerly later and freshening on Atlantic coasts.

Information supplied by Met Éireann

Main image: File photo, picture by Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland.