Wrap. Up. Warm.
You may have felt a chill in your bones this morning.
It isn’t your imagination. It’s… the middle of October.
Winter is just around the corner and we all need to just get used to it.
With that in mind, do prepare yourself for a cold one on Monday evening (21 October), with Met Éireann forecasting a dip in temperatures to the tune of -1 degrees.
Electric blanket, hot water bottle, ancient quilt that has been in the family for generations, whatever it takes.
The general outlook for today isn’t terrible, thankfully. Expect a bright day with a scattering of sunny spells and cloudy conditions, with the best of the sun located in the south and east.
Temperatures will rise to about 10 to 12 degrees, and that’s about the height of it.
As for the evening, it will remain dry with mostly clearly skies in the south and east, with lows of -1 to 2 degrees, complimented by the late-year staple that is grass frost.
Met Éireann notes it will be cloudier in the west and north, but less cold with values of 2-5 degrees in the air.
Tuesday should follow the ‘mostly dry’ thread with early frost in the south and east clearing up, giving way to some sunshine during the day. It’ll even be slightly warmer with top temperatures of 11-13 degrees.
The rest of the week is a mixed enough bag, with widespread rain – heavy at times in the west – on the horizon for Wednesday, though that should ease off a little by the time the evening comes around.
Thursday looks dry and settled enough, while Friday is a more rainy affair, with the potential for strong winds also in play.
As for the all-important Bank Holiday weekend, the early word is “uncertain”, but indications point to a “mild weather scenario with above normal temperatures” which sounds great.
“Occasional outbreaks of rain” sounds less appealing, but what can you do?
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