Wintry showers set to dominate in Mayo this week

A cold snap is set to descend upon that west, according to the latest forecast.

Take a look below at what the weather has in store for the county.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Mostly cloudy tomorrow, Monday with outbreaks of rain in the southwest becoming widespread through the morning and turning heavy and persistent through the afternoon with potential for spot flooding.

Light to moderate east to southeast winds will increase fresh to strong near the coast towards evening. Afternoon highs of 3 to 6 degrees.

A cold week with frost and icy patches. Wintry showers for some.

MONDAY NIGHT:

Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow will gradually clear eastwards on Monday night with cold clear spells following.

It'll turn cold with frost and ice forming as temperatures fall back to between -2 and +2 degrees, although it will be a touch milder in coastal fringes and across southwest Munster with lows of 3 to 7 degrees in these parts.

Winds will become mainly northerly, decreasing light to moderate.

A few showers, some of them wintry, will feed into the north and west towards dawn.