LAST UPDATE | 18 Dec 2021

A STATUS YELLOW fog warning has been issued for six counties for tonight.

The warning was issued for Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Meath, Offaly, and Westmeath, and will be in place from 9pm tonight until 12pm tomorrow.

Met Éireann said there would be areas of dense fog tonight in calm conditions, and will be slow to lift tomorrow morning. There will be poor visibility that could lead to “hazardous” travelling conditions.

The general national forecast is good, otherwise: it will be appropriately chilly and dry for the next few days in the run-up to Christmas.

But it is expected to get colder as the week goes on, with temperatures dropping below zero on Tuesday night.

Today and tomorrow will be mostly dry and cloudy with occasional bright or sunny periods. Patches of mist and drizzle are possible, mainly on south coasts and over hills, and the highest temperatures expected today will be between 5 to 10 degrees.

Monday will be another mostly dry and cloudy day with patches of drizzle, mainly near south coasts

Tuesday will also be cloudy and dry, with occasional brighter spells. But the night will dip into below zero temperatures – to between -2 and +3 degrees in some parts of the country, though it will be milder in the southwest. So leave time to defrost the car windows if driving somewhere early the next morning.

Wednesday will be a dry and less cloudy day with some sunny spells in the morning and afternoon. It will be a cold day with afternoon temperatures of just 3 to 6 degrees, a little milder in the southwest.