Today

Cold and mostly cloudy today.

Spells of rain at times chiefly in southwestern, western and northwestern counties - with some sleet on higher ground.

Mostly dry and rather cloudy elsewhere, but some sunny breaks possible at times in parts of the northeast.

Cold with afternoon highs of only 5 to 8 degrees Celsius, in moderate or fresh easterly winds.

Tonight

Further rain for a time tonight in western counties but becoming more scattered overnight and dying away by morning and winds falling off light southeasterly.

Mostly dry elsewhere with broken cloud and frost where skies are clear.

Lowest temperatures ranging from 0 or -1 in some northeastern areas to 4 or 5 degrees Celsius in parts of the southwest and west.