Ireland weather: Met Eireann pinpoints when temperatures will plunge to freezing amid snow reports

Met Eireann have predicted that temperatures will plunge to freezing very soon.

It has been a mild November so far, with temperatures usually around the mid teens across the country.

However, a wintry chill is about to arrive so be sure to wrap up warm.

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Temperatures will fall to zero degrees this week, which comes amid reports of snow arriving across the UK and Ireland very soon.

In their overview for the week ahead, Met Eireann wrote: "A good deal of dry weather this week, though cloud cover will increase with patches of rain and drizzle at times. However, rainfall amounts will be minimal. Temperatures will be close to normal."

Looking ahead, WX Charts, a weather forecasting website, spotted the first patch of snow that will arrive in Ireland.

Their latest weather models showed a small area along the east coast of Leinster getting snow on Tuesday, 19 November. At the same time, our neighbours in Scotland and Wales are also predicted to get snow.

It should be noted that weather forecasts and predictions exceeding 10 days are much less accurate.

Here's everything you need to know about Met Eireann's weather forecast for the next few days.

Monday 11th November

A foggy or misty start in some parts today but any mist and fog will clear through this morning. It will be a dry and bright day with good spells of sunshine. Fresh with highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in a light variable breeze. Staying dry tonight with clear spells. Mist and fog will form, turning dense in some areas with a touch of frost. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees, a touch colder in some inland areas, in light variable winds.

Tuesday 12th November

Mist and fog will be slow to clear tomorrow morning, lingering in some spots until afternoon. A generally dry day with spells of sunshine, though the odd spot of drizzle is possible on western coasts. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in a light variable breeze. Dry for most on Tuesday night with areas of mist and fog forming in light variable winds. However, it will turn cloudier in the west and north overnight with isolated patches of light rain and drizzle developing. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees generally, though it will be slightly milder under cloud cover in the west and northwest.

Wednesday 13th of November

A foggy start for some on Wednesday morning. It will be a largely dry but rather cloudy day with scattered patches of light rain and drizzle feeding from the north. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in a light west to northwest breeze. Quite cloudy on Wednesday night with a good deal of dry weather, though isolated patches of light rain and drizzle will linger. Some clear spells will develop towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 2 degrees in the northeast to 9 degrees in the west and southwest in light northerly winds.

Thursday 14th November

A dry day with a few sunny spells, though it will stay cloudy in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees in a light northerly or variable breeze.

Friday 15th November

Cloudy for most on Friday with the odd patch of rain and drizzle drifting up from the south. Highest temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds.

Weekend

Current indications suggest it will turn colder again at the weekend with rain on Saturday followed by showers on Sunday.