Clare Weather: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

TODAY: Cold today, but dry with some sunny spells.

Cloud increasing from the southwest through the afternoon.

Highest temperatures will range just 4 or 5 degrees with light to moderate northerly winds.

Met Éireann warns of sleet and snow in Limerick as weather warning comes into effect

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

TONIGHT: Another icy cold night with a widespread sharp or severe frost as temperatures fall to between -5 and 0 degrees. Mostly dry and clear over the northern half of the country, with wintry falls of rain sleet or snow in parts of the south.

TOMORROW: A very cold frosty start with icy stretches, but with a good deal of dry bright sunshine about too. Many areas will stay dry for the day in moderate east to southeast winds, though outbreaks of rain or sleet may continue over the southern half of the country. Highest temperatures will again range just 3 to 6 degrees.

TOMORROW NIGHT: Widespread wintry outbreaks may continue to feed up from the southwest through the night. Very cold in parts with lowest temperatures of -4 to + 0 degrees with light to moderate northeasterly breezes.

THURSDAY: Further wintry outbreaks continue through Thursday, with any snow turning to a mix of sleet and rain as the day progresses. A chilly day with highest temperatures of 3 or 4 degrees, milder along southern fringes. Mostly moderate easterly breezes. Cold again overnight with lows of -2 to +2 degrees.

FRIDAY: Considerable uncertainty for Friday, with current indications suggesting outbreak of rain over the southern half of the country, possibly turning to sleet or snow over the northern half.