Met Éireann has quashed any fears of a freezing week with some sunny spells on the cards in between showers before some colder weather extends along Ireland next week.

While temperatures might dip to 0C on Monday night following a day of scattered showers, with fog, mist and frost forming throughout the night, by Tuesday morning any patches foggy and misty patches will clear - paving the way for spells of hazy sunshine.

Monday is set to be the coldest night of the week, with the national forecaster predicting there will be lots of dry weather overall throughout the week, but with plenty of clouds and some patchy rain in Atlantic coastal counties at times.

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Alan O’Reilly from the ever-reliable Carlow Weather X (formerly Twitter) account also suggested the coming days would be drier, posting: “Total rainfall forecast for the next five days looking much better with not much rain for most areas.”

Met Éireann has suggested that at present, there is lots of uncertainty in the forecast for the weekend with the possibility of colder weather extending south over the country.

As we move into the end of the month this weekend, Carlow Weather suggested while the “heating bills won’t be fun” it is looking more like “cold rain than snow”.

He wrote: “More cooler options appearing for end of month on weather models but long way to go yet. The heating bills won’t be fun and more like cold rain than snow at present.”

Here is Met Éireann’s forecast for the coming days:

Monday

Fresh and breezy today with a mix of sunny spells and showers. Showers will be widespread this morning but will become more scattered during the afternoon with good dry spells developing. Maximum temperatures of 10C to 12C in fresh and gusty northwest winds.

Cold tonight with showers dying out and long clear spells developing. Patches of mist and fog will form as northwest breezes fall light over land. Lowest temperatures of 0C to 4C with frost in places.

Tuesday

A cold and dry start on Tuesday with any frost or fog patches clearing during the morning with spells of hazy sunshine developing.

Holding largely dry for the remainder of the day but with increasing amounts of cloud. Highest temperatures of 8C to 11C in light breezes, varying in direction.

Mostly cloudy on Tuesday night with patchy light rain or drizzle developing in western and northwestern coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 5C to 8C will occur early in the night. Southwest breezes will increase moderate to fresh in strength on Atlantic coasts.

Wednesday

A generally cloudy day on Wednesday with patchy rain or drizzle affecting Atlantic coastal areas at times. However, elsewhere it is expected to be mostly dry with a few sunny interludes likely in the east.

A fairly mild day with the highest temperatures of 10C to 13C in a moderate southwest breeze, fresh along the Atlantic seaboard.

Mild and cloudy on Wednesday night with scattered patches of drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 9C to 12C in moderate to fresh westerly breezes.

Thursday

Another predominantly cloudy day on Thursday with patchy rain or drizzle affecting coastal counties of the west and north at times.

Elsewhere across the country, there will be lots of dry weather albeit with a good deal of cloud and only limited bright spells. Maximum temperatures of 10C to 13C in a moderate westerly breeze.

On Thursday night, it looks set to be mostly cloudy with a few patches of rain or drizzle about and the chance of more persistent rain in Ulster for a time. Minimum temperatures of 7C to 10C in a moderate northwest breeze.

Friday

Patchy rain is expected to extend south over Ireland on Friday and it will turn somewhat colder across north Ulster. Highest temperatures of 7C to 12C, mildest in the south.

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