Thunder, hail, and temperatures of -3… this weekend’s weather is gonna suck

Plus, more snow is expected early next week.

Just stay indoors. It's for the best, we reckon. Reasons to stay indoors:

• There are at least 13 very good movies to watch on the TV over the weekend.
• There's a great new sexy 'n' violent sci-fi murder-mystery that has been added to Netflix.
• If you do have to go outdoors, make sure it is just to go to another indoors, like the cinema, which also has some really good stuff on this weekend

The reason why you shouldn't be going outdoors are just as plentiful, mind you:

• Thunder
• Hail
• Super low temperatures

The folks at Met Eireann have said that Ulster, Connacht and west Munster should expect the majority of the rain and hail downpours, as well as thunder spells. Tonight will get very windy, frosty and will drop to as low as -1. Sunday will see it get worse, dropping to as low as -3 overnight, leading into Monday which will see the entire country in rain, and for that to then to turn to snow and sleet, especially in parts of Ulster and Leinster. The projection for the rest of the week is pretty much the same, with temperatures constantly dipping as low as -3, and snow, sleet and risks of ice expected as far as Thursday and Friday. So, like we said, best just stay indoors and watch some stuff from the safety and warmth of your couch.