Ireland is facing a severe cold snap as the new year commences, with widespread frost, icy roads, and potential snow predicted. Temperatures will plummet below freezing, with daytime highs barely reaching above freezing in some areas. The wintry conditions are expected to persist throughout the week and potentially into next week.
Ireland is bracing for bone-chilling cold weather just hours into 2025, with weather maps turning icy blue amid a bitter Arctic blast hitting. Met Eireann has warned of widespread frost, icy roads and the possibility of snow as the new year begins with a wintry chill.
This pattern of bitterly cold weather is set to continue into Thursday and Friday, with daytime temperatures barely climbing above freezing in some areas and overnight lows dipping as low as -3C. Giving a timeline of when snow could hit, Ireland's meteorological service said: "Any overnight rain will clear quickly from the south on Wednesday morning. It will then be a bright, fresh day with sunny spells and scattered showers, most frequent in the west and north. Some of the showers may turn to hail or sleet in the north and west later. Highest temperatures of 4C to 8C in light to moderate west to northwest winds.
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