Carlow Weather: Milder temperatures expected this week after the icy spell

Tuesday 5th December is to begin frosty and icy for many today. There will be isolated pockets of fog and freezing fog, gradually clearing to leave a mainly dry and bright day with spells of sunshine, according o Met Éireann.

Cloudier with some rain and drizzle near the coast at first, though, but some brighter intervals will develop there as well, as the day goes on.

Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with moderate, mainly northwest winds, decreasing light and variable this afternoon.

Tuesday night is set to be cold and mostly dry with a mix of cloud and some clear spells and just a few patches of light rain or drizzle near the east coast.

Lowest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees, with some frost and ice and patchy fog or freezing fog for a time.

Temperatures will rise from the southwest overnight as cloud thickens and rain and drizzle spreads northeastwards, clearing any frost and ice by morning. Light southeast or variable winds will increase light to moderate by morning.

Solar UV Index: Low

Tomorrow, Wednesday 6th December, will be a damp, cloudy and rather windy day, with occasional rain and drizzle, becoming more persistent through the afternoon and evening.

Some heavy falls are possible, particularly in the south of Leinster, with a risk of spot flooding.

Milder than recent days, with afternoon highs of 7 to 10 degrees generally.

Increasingly windy through the day with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds increasing very strong and gusty in the evening, especially in the south.

National Outlook: Transitioning to a milder and more mobile Atlantic regime through the rest of this week and this weekend