WATERFORD WEATHER: Dry and bright today (Christmas Day) with some showers

Christmas Day (December 25) will be dry and bright this morning for many eastern and southern areas with showery outbreaks of rain moving into the west and north. 

That's according to Met Éireann, which also forecasts the rain will gradually make its way southeastwards across the country through the afternoon and evening. 

Colder clearer conditions will follow to the west and north with some showers feeding into northern coastal areas later, possibly of hail or sleet.

Highest temperatures of between 6 and 10 degrees can be expected early in the day. 

It will be cold on Christmas night with clear spells and a few showers, affecting northern coastal counties mainly with some turning wintry.

Lowest temperatures of minus 2 to plus 2 degrees with some frost forming, in moderate west to northwest winds, stronger along the north coast.