Dry, frosty, and sunny conditions forecast for Christmas period

Thu, 25 Dec, 2025 - 10:28

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.

It will remain cold, dry, and mostly clear tonight, though there is a possibility of some mist and fog. Temperatures tonight will fall back to between -3C and 2C, though it will be less cold in the east and in coastal areas.

St Stephen's Day will also be dry and cold, with daytime temperatures expected to range from 4C to 8C.

🎄Happy Christmas Day from Met Eireann 🎄

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Tomorrow night, temperatures will drop down to about -1C to 4C amid light to moderate northeasterly winds, fresher in eastern and southern coastal parts.

According to Met Éireann, Saturday will be dry with a mix of cloud and spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures on Saturday will range from 5C to 9C in light to moderate northeasterly breezes, fresher near eastern and southern coasts.

On Saturday night, some patches of drizzle are possible towards the south coast but will be an otherwise dry night with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Temperatures on Saturday night will be in the low single-digits: 1C to 5C or so.

Met Éireann says Sunday will be yet another dry day, with good spells of of sunshine forecast amid light to moderate easterly winds and temperatures of about 5 to 9C. By Sunday night, as temperatures drop back to -2C to 3C, cloud, mist, fog, and possibly even freezing fog will form. There will also be some frost in some areas where the cloud breaks.