New Year's Day weather: here's what's forecast.
It's looking like we will be kicking off 2021 with a brisk walk as New Year's Day weather forecast predicts a bright and sunny day.
Met Éireann says:
"New Year's Day will dawn cold and frosty. It'll be a bright day with good sunny spells but also some passing showers, possibly wintry on high ground."
"Maximum temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees in moderate northerly winds. Most areas dry overnight with a sharp frost and ice. However, a few showers will affect Atlantic coastal counties and may drift onto some southeastern coastal areas. Minimum temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees in moderate northerly breezes."
The forecast for New Year's Eve is:
"Cold and breezy on Thursday with sunny spells and passing showers, these mainly affecting Atlantic coastal counties with a risk of hail and thunder. Maximum temperatures generally ranging 2 to 6 degrees in fresh north or northwest winds. Frost and ice developing again on Thursday night with lowest temperatures of -3 to +2 degrees. Many areas will be dry and clear but showers will affect some Atlantic coastal areas and may drift onto Irish Sea coasts for a time."
Saturday, January 2 is set to also be a fairly bright day, with Met Éireann predicting:
"After a cold and icy start, Saturday will bring plenty of dry and bright weather with crisp sunshine and just a few coastal showers. Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees in moderate northerly breezes. Widespread frost and ice overnight with lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees. It'll be mostly dry with just a few showers in coastal parts of the north and east."
Sunday, January 3 is expected to be "another cold day with sunny spells and just isolated showers of rain or hail. Maximum temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees in moderate northerly winds."
Meanwhile, Met Éireann
predicts 'wintery' end to 2020 with the risk of rain, sleet and more snow.
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