Cork set for cold snap with temperatures plummeting in coming days
Despite the cold snap, it is not expected to snow in Cork, with weather expert Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather saying that only very high points across the country such as the Wicklow Mountains are likely to see any snowfall. Picture: Denis Minihane.
TEMPERATURES are set to plummet to near-freezing in Cork towards the end of this week and into the weekend, but experts have said that we are highly unlikely to see any snow over the next week.
Met Eireann has predicted that temperatures will drop as low as 2 degrees Celsius on Friday night, and remain at this temperature Saturday morning.
Highest predicted temperatures are still sub-10 degrees, with the Irish Meteorological Service predicting highest temperatures of 7-9 degrees Celsius across the two days, but counties in the South of Ireland are set to stay largely dry for the weekend.
Sunday is set to be warmer but cloudier, with winds beginning to pick up, reaching "strong to near gale force”, and rain expected to accompany these winds early next week.
Despite the cold snap, it is not expected to snow in Cork, with weather expert Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather saying that only very high points across the country such as the Wicklow Mountains are likely to see any snowfall.
Liz Walsh, a meteorologist at Met Eireann told The Echo that Cork is “at no risk at all” for snow in November.
Saying that people should be wary of reports of snow in the media, she explained: “Cork is far South so it’s difficult for it to get snow at any time, and it doesn’t look likely in next week or so.
Walsh added: “To be honest, the cold blast coming this week is very short lived – it’s only Friday night and Saturday morning.
She shared that people in Cork can expect to see the first widespread frost of the winter on Friday night and early Saturday morning, then a cold day on Saturday.
By Saturday evening, cloud and rain from the Atlantic will return, making temperatures milder until Tuesday, followed by colder days again midweek, but with temperatures not going below near to or slightly below average.
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