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Dublin weather: Met Eireann forecasts 'snow flurries' as temperatures to drop to -3 degrees

Dublin is set to shiver as Met Eireann has warned of wintry showers with plummeting temperatures today.

The capital will be hit by hail, sleet, and snow flurries during the afternoon and evening as the mercury will drop to just 2 or 3 degrees in showers.

However, tonight will be mostly dry with showers easing during the evening. It'll be a freezing cold night with ice and frost and some fog patches. Temperatures will be between -3 to 0 degrees.

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Tomorrow morning will see any frost or fog patches clear to a predominantly dry day.

There will be some lovely sunny spells during the morning but the afternoon will bring cloud with a few light showers. Temperatures will range from 7 to 10 degrees.

While there is no further forecast for Dublin, here is what the national outlook says:

Saturday night

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "A chilly night on Saturday night with a touch of frost possible in the north and east as temperatures fall back to between 1 and 4 degrees.

"However, cloud is going to thicken during the night with patchy rain developing in the southwest. Patchy rain will then extend northeastwards later in the night clearing any frost as southeast winds freshen in southern counties.

Sunday

"Mostly cloudy on Sunday and becoming breezy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. More persistent rain will move in across southwestern counties at times.

"Top temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees in freshening southeast winds. Rather windy on Sunday night with outbreaks of rain in the south and west.

"Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in fresh to strong east or southeast winds.

Monday

"It looks set to be a wet and blustery day on Monday with a band of rain pushing north over the country followed by widespread heavy showers and some sunny spells.

"Highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees with fresh to strong southeast winds. Cloudy and damp on Monday night with patchy drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in moderate easterly winds."

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