CARLOW WEATHER: Frosty spells on the way along with prolonged sunshine (Feb 25)

It will be frosty at morning and night-time over the next few days with prolonged spells of sunshine also forecast. 

Met Éireann predicts any frost and mist will soon clear this morning to leave a dry day with varying cloud amounts and some sunshine.

Overall, it will be fairly settled as high pressure will be positioned near Ireland bringing mostly dry weather. Rather cold at times with the chance of some night time frost.

There will be top temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate east to northeast breezes, fresh at times along southern and eastern coasts.

Highest temperatures will reach 9C in Carlow around 1pm but it will fall to as low as 2C by midnight, and drop to 1C in the early hours of Sunday. 

Clear spells are forecast for tonight. Cloud will be most extensive across eastern and southern counties, limiting the chance of frost in these areas. Lowest temperatures ranging from -2 to +3 degrees in light east to northeast breezes, moderate to fresh along coasts.

Any early frost will clear quickly on Sunday morning to leave another dry day with varying cloud amounts. The best chance for prolonged spells of sunshine will be across the west and northwest of the country.

A chilly night on Sunday night with varying cloud-cover. Lowest temperatures of 0 to +4 degrees in a moderate easterly breeze.

Top temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees with light easterly breezes increasing moderate east to southeast in the afternoon.