Met Éireann has said conditions will turn very cold from today as an Arctic airmass is expected to move south over the country, increasing the likelihood of snowfall.
They say that although New Year’s Day is expected to be mostly dry, it’s going to get wintry from now on.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Ms Dillon said: “It starts to turn much colder Thursday night and Friday. Some rain; some sleet around for a time on Friday morning,” reports RTE.
Ms Dillon said that conditions are expected to become “much colder” from Friday afternoon.
“The showers really will be further to the north and for the north-west for parts of Ulster and north Connacht as we go into Friday afternoon,” Ms Dillon said, reports RTE.
“Where those showers do fall, they will be of sleet and turning to snow too,” reports RTE.
Ms Dillon added that over the weekend, conditions are expected to be very cold, with widespread sharp to severe frost overnight.
“But there will be a lot of dry, sunny weather around… but very cold,” Ms Dillon said, reports RTE.
The Met Éireann forecaster also said that next week could bring more widespread sleet and snow showers.
Ms Dillon said the cold spell is expected to last until at least the beginning of next week, and possibly into the middle of the week, before a period of more uncertain conditions follows, reports RTE.
“Really it is going to start Friday, through the weekend and into the start of next week,” reports RTE.
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