LAST UPDATE | 3 Mar
ANOTHER FROSTY NIGHT is ahead with temperatures to drop below zero degrees again later.
A Status Yellow ice warning for Ireland was in place overnight until 9am. as Met Éireann had warned that it would become icy in many areas overnight, especially in Ulster and Leinster.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind and rainfall warning for Cork and Kerry. This will kick in at 7pm tomorrow and remain in place until 6am on Tuesday.
The forecaster said there will be very strong and gusty west to southwest winds and spells of heavy rain.
This may lead to falling branches, damage to temporary structures, localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions.
Looking at the general forecast, any mist and fog this morning will gradually clear, leaving a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers of rain or hail at first, Met Éireann has said.
The showers are to become more isolated as the afternoon progresses.
It will be another cold night tonight with frosty and icy patches developing as temperatures drop as low as -2 degrees.
After a mainly dry start to the night with clear spells and isolated showers, cloud is due to thicken from the southwest overnight with outbreaks of rain developing in Munster later.
Many areas are forecast start off dry with a few bright spells tomorrow morning.
However, outbreaks of rain in Munster are due to gradually spread northeastwards across the country through the day, turning heavy at times. It’s expected to become drier for a time in the south and southwest towards evening.
Tomorrow night is forecast to be windy, especially over the western half of the country, with scattered outbreaks of rain.
Drier conditions and clear spells are expected to slowly spread from the southwest towards Tuesday morning.
Temperatures are forecast to drop as low as -1 degree tomorrow night.
Met Éireann has said conditions will remain unsettled throughout next week.
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