Temperatures set to plummet below zero in parts this weekend

Hot water bottles at the ready.

There’s been a noticeable chill in the air over the last week or so and it’s only set to get worse. Yes, prepare for things to get seriously nippy as temperatures are set to drop this weekend. Tomorrow will begin mostly dry but rain is expected in the afternoon which will move west to east throughout the day becoming more persistent in the evening. Saturday night will see temperatures drop to between two and six degrees with Sunday expected to be even colder. According to Met Éireann, temperatures are expected to drop as low as -3 in places on Sunday night.

"It'll become mostly dry on Saturday night with lowest temperatures will fall to between 2C and 6C with some grass frost," reads this weekend's forecast. "Northwest winds will fall light but increase moderate by morning. "Sunday will be a mostly dry and sunny day. It will turn cold with afternoon temperatures of just 7C to 9C and feeling colder in the moderate to fresh and gusty northwesterly wind, which will be strong near coasts. "Sunday night will become very cold. Lowest temperatures are likely to fall to between -3C and 2C with a widespread ground frost."

However, once we get through the weekend, things are looking up ever-so-slightly as next week is expected to be much milder.