Will it snow at Christmas in Ireland? Weather expert shares verdict and reveals forecast
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Ireland won't get a white Christmas in 2025, according to a weather expert.
Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather has forecast a very mild Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day this year, meaning there will be no snow around the country as temperatures rise after a freezing start to the month.
However, there will be some wintry showers this week ahead of the weekend.
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Alan said: "Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day could be like a hot flush with chances of white Christmas melting fast!
"Meanwhile we have a little Saharan dust heading our way tonight and a lot of it heading for Canary Islands over next few days!"
He said: "We could be having the windows open on Christmas Day at this rate! A mild start to the week today too with some bright spells and just odd shower."
Temperatures will be high for this time of the year for the rest of the week, including overnight. But there will be some stongs winds in many areas.
A forecaster for Met Eireann said: "Becoming rather windy today with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading across the country. The rain will be heaviest and most persistent in the south and west.
"Highest afternoon temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in fresh to strong southerly winds with gales at the coast.
"Further outbreaks of rain overnight but a clearance to scattered showers will follow from the west by dawn on Wednesday. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with strong southerly winds, veering westerly overnight."
The sun will continue around Ireland from tomorrow with some rain in the south and west, but things will clear up over night.
Met.ie said: "Sunny spells in many areas on Wednesday morning with just a few showers. However, it will become cloudy in most areas in the afternoon with rain developing across the southern half of the country.
"Plenty of dry weather in northern areas with just passing showers. Highest temperatures generally ranging from 7 to 11 degrees with moderate westerly winds.
"Rain will clear from southern and southeastern areas early on Wednesday night with clearer and colder conditions extending from the northwest.
"Showers will follow into Atlantic coastal counties overnight, some turning wintry. Lowest temperatures generally ranging from 1 to 5 degrees in fresh northwest winds."
There will be a mix of sun and rain on Thursday and Friday. Things will take a change with wintry showers expected in the northern region, but there will be no freezing temperatures.
They said: "Cold and blustery on Thursday with sunshine and scattered showers, some wintry over the northern half of the country in the morning. The showers will become confined to Atlantic coastal areas during the afternoon.
"Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in fresh and gusty northwest winds. Rather cold on Thursday night with a touch of frost possible in the east.
"Turning cloudier from the west overnight with outbreaks of rain developing in Atlantic coastal counties by dawn on Friday. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees, coldest in the east, in moderate westerly winds."
They continued: "A band of rain will push eastwards across Ireland on Friday morning with a mix of sunshine and scattered showers following for the afternoon.
"Maximum temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in fresh westerly winds, strong along the Atlantic seaboard.
"Breezy on Friday night with showery outbreaks of rain moving in from the Atlantic during the night. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in fresh southwest winds."