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Emma Nevin

Met Eireann Ireland weather forecast dramatic temperature swing as mini-heatwave ends

Ireland's mini-heatwave is ending as temperatures are set to drop dramatically this week.

Conditions will reach sub-zero in the coming days and rain is also forecast to hit the nation after the past week's dry spell.

Here's Met Eireann's forecast for the next few days:

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Today

"Mist and fog will clear away during Tuesday morning but patches may linger on coasts for a time. Good sunshine will develop for most but there will be scattered showers as well, most frequent in the north.

"Highest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees, mildest in the west and southwest, in light northeasterly or variable breezes.

Tonight

"Scattered showers will ease for a time before picking up again later in the night, mainly in the north and east. Cloud will build from the north too during the night and mist and fog patches will develop.

"Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in light northerly or variable breezes.

Tomorrow

"A mix of cloud and sunny spells with scattered showers, driest over the western half of the country. Colder air with clearer conditions will push down from the north during the afternoon and evening with highest afternoon temperatures over Ulster of just 5 to 9 degrees.

"Highest temperatures elsewhere in the early afternoon of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate northeasterly winds, fresher in the west and northwest.

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Tomorrow night

"Largely clear overnight and dry for most as showers become mostly confined to eastern parts, possibly turning wintry at times.

"Cold with lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees with frost developing in mostly moderate northeasterly winds.

Thursday

"Frost will clear in the morning to leave a day with good sunshine interspaced with scattered light showers. Noticeably cooler throughout the country with highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in mostly moderate northerly winds.

Friday

"A largely dry and bright start to the day but cloud will push in from the north through the day along with a few light showers. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate northerly breezes."

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