Wrap up well for cold snap over the weekend

It will be a cold and frosty weekend as temperatures plummet with a risk of hail, sleet and possibly a little snow on high ground.

There has been a significant change in the weather after an unseasonably mild start to the month, but winter has, indeed, arrived.

“We are in a cold weather period now, and it is going to stay on the cold side of normal for the next four or five days at least, “ said Met Eireann forecaster Pat Clarke.