A wet Christmas looks more likely than a white one unfortunately

"I'm dreaming of a damp Christmas"

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A wet Christmas is more likely than a white one this year, according to forecasters.

Met Eireann expects light rain on Christmas Eve while the 25th looks to be a mixed bag of showers and dry periods.

The forecaster says:

"Friday, will bring rain at times in light to moderate east to southeast breezes. A bit colder with highs of 7 to 9 degrees.

At the moment, Christmas day looks like bringing some further rain at times but dry periods too. Highest temperatures around 5 to 9 degrees (coldest over north Ulster with some sleet possible on hills).

The further outlook period will probably gradually turn colder."

So, temperatures looking set to stay between 5 and 9 degrees over the festive week.

Nippy enough to get into your bones, but more than likely not enough for snow.