Bitterly cold conditions could be on the way as a major weather phenomenon that caused the Beast from the East in 2018 is now in motion.
Carlow Weather forecaster Alan O'Reilly said a sudden stratospheric warming is brewing and could bring a risk of plummeting temperatures in around two weeks. He said on Twitter: "Things are warming up in the stratosphere and winds are expected to reverse soon which will make this a major Sudden Stratospheric Warming event. However once again remember this doesn’t mean we will see a beast from the East. It does increase risk of cooler weather in ~2 weeks."
Dubliners this morning, however, will wake up to a mild day with a dull and misty start in the morning with some fog and patches of light rain or drizzle. It will brighten up later in the day and afternoon temperatures will be around 11 to 14.
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Tonight will be rather windy but mostly dry and cloudy. The lowest temperatures will be around 8 or 11 degrees.
Windy conditions will continue into tomorrow but will gradually abate in the morning. It will be a cloudy day with patchy rain expected in the evening. The highest temperatures will be around 11 to 14 degrees.
There is no further forecast for Dublin but here's what the national outlook says:
Friday night
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Wet into the night with hill, mist and coastal fog all in near calm conditions. The rain will be heavy at times with possible spot flooding. Turning drier but colder later. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 8 degrees, coldest in the northwest.
Saturday
"After a wet start Saturday will be a mostly dry and cloudy day with patchy light rain and drizzle, with bright spells possible later in the day. Highs of 9 to 13 degrees, with mostly light variable breezes, moderate to fresh westerly winds along southern coasts.
Sunday
"Starting off mostly dry with some sunny spells, before cloud thickens from the west, and outbreaks of rain develop in western areas later on in the day. Highs of 9 to 12 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds."
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