A dry 7 days ahead as high pressure building across Ireland
If your looking for a dry period of weather make the most of the coming 7 days as high pressure is set yo build across Ireland with much of the country set to see a lengthy dry spell. Temperatures over the coming 7 days across Ireland will be near normal across Ireland ranging from 3C to 8C.
Night will turn colder from Tuesday with the risk of some frost in places some nights.
The main hazards over the week with the weather will be fog with some dense fog patches forming in some areas.
The new week will see good spells of sunshine at time in many place but there also will be some cloudier periods also at times. The only risk of any shower will be mainly coastal areas. The main risk of isolated showers on Tuesday been in parts of the northwest but overall it will be dry there also. As we move into Wednesday there will be a risk of a few isolated showers in western and northwest coastal areas but again there will be plenty of dry weather also. Both days will see a mix of sunshine and cloud.
Western and northern coastal areas again will be at risk of a few showers on Thursday and Friday. Best of any Sunshine on Thursday will be across the south and east with cloudier sky’s across western and north-western areas.
Weekend
This week looks set be mainly dry with a mix of sunshine and cloud with the slight risk of a few showers along coastal areas of Ulster and Connact.
Rainfall amounts over the coming 7 day will be low with only around 5mm expected in parts of coastal areas in west Connacht and west/north Ulster
Some frost, mist and fog during the nights and mornings at times
Night time temperatures over the coming week will range between -1C to 3C
Storm force winds arrived onto western coasts early this morning, with blizzard conditions for a time in the northwest today.
A wind gust of 159km/h was recorded at Fastnet Lighthouse off the south coast, while another gust of 113km/h was recorded at around 6am on Sherkin Island, located just off Cork's coast.
Risk of frost for some on Tuesday morning
Risk of frost for some on Thursday morning
Risk of frost for some on Saturday morning
Fog risk
Wednesday night into Thursday morning will see a risk of fog especially across southern and eastern areas. Thursday night into Friday morning and again on Friday night into Saturday morning there will be the risk of some dense fog patches in places with this risk for that periods looking rather widespread.
Next week
Beyond next weekend there is a little uncertainty . The trend at the moment is for conditions to turn a little cooler. There are 3thing that could happen.
Colder spell - possibility 1
If the high pressure moves westwards out into the Atlantic and start to ridge towards Greenland this may introduce a more northerly or easterly airflow allowing colder conditions to extent down across Ireland bringing some frost, ice and wintry shower. A more zonal airflow
Milder wet and possibly windy conditions - possibility 2
High pressure puts up no fight and gets shifted eastwards towards central Europe bringing in Atlantic weather fronts bring wet weather and possibly windy conditions also
Cooler and watered down cold spell - possibility 3
High pressure move of to the southwest of Ireland with a more north-westerly airflow bring cooler conditions with rain, hail, sleet shower and snow over the mountains.
Kenneth from the Donegal Weather Channel