Dry, frosty, and sunny conditions forecast for Christmas period

The forecaster says that lingering Christmas morning frost and ice patches will have cleared by midday, giving way to "dry and sunny spells for most" File picture

Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day will be frosty and dry, with plenty of winter sunshine, Met Éireann has said.

The forecaster says that lingering Christmas morning frost and ice patches will have cleared by midday, giving way to "dry and sunny spells for most". Temperatures today will range from about 4C to 7C in mainly light to moderate east to northeast winds, fresher along eastern and southern coasts.