It’s the spookiest day of the year and there is nothing more frightening than trick or treating in cold, wet and miserable weather.

The average temperature for Ireland in the month of October is approximately 11°C but parts of the country are set for highs of up to 15°C and 16°C on Thursday night

As it starts to get dark earlier and earlier, the weather will continue to get cold, with frost and single digit temperatures likely to become more common as the month goes on

The unseasonably warm weather comes as other parts of Europe experience intense storms and rainfall, with Spain experiencing massive hail storms and fatalities in flooding