Clare Weather: Monday, January 15, 2023
A VERY cold with frost and ice slowly clearing in the morning and lingering in some sheltered spots throughout the day.
Staying dry with spells of winter sunshine. Highs of 2 to 4 degrees with light northwest breezes, forecasts Met Eireann.
National Outlook
Overview: Very cold with widespread frost and ice. Rain, sleet and snow will clear later on Tuesday with largely dry conditions following. However, showers of sleet and snow will affect the north and northwest at times.
Monday night: Most areas will be dry on Monday night with clear spells. However, it will turn cloudy over the northern half of the country with rain spreading over Ulster, Connacht and north Leinster, turning to sleet or snow in places. Very cold with frost and ice developing and lowest temperatures of -4 to 0 degrees. Some patches of mist and fog possible in light to moderate southwest winds.
Tuesday: Cloudy over the northern half of the country on Tuesday with rain, turning to sleet and snow at times. Further south it will be drier with sunny spells. However, the rain will spread further south later in the day. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees in light to moderate westerly winds.
Tuesday night: Turning very cold again as any rain clears to the south early in the night. Most places will be dry but scattered showers of sleet and snow will feed into northern and northwestern coasts overnight. Widespread frost and ice will form with lowest temperatures of -4 to -1 degrees. Mist and fog will develop also in light northerly winds.
Wednesday: Bitterly cold with frost, ice, mist and fog slow to clear on Wednesday. It will be generally dry with spells of sunshine breaking through. However, there will be showers of sleet and snow in the north and west. Temperatures will reach only 1 to 4 degrees in a light northwesterly breeze.
Thursday: Another cold day with a good deal of sunshine and largely dry conditions, apart from scattered wintry showers over the northern half of the country. Highest temperatures of just 2 to 5 degrees in light winds.
Further outlook: Staying cold on Friday with mainly dry conditions. Current indications suggest that it will turn more unsettled and milder next weekend.