Met Eireann has warned that there will be three nights in-a-row of sub zero temperatures as a freezing cold snap hits Ireland this week.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night will dip to as low as -2 and -3C with wintry weather filling the air in Dublin in the long-range forecast.
It will be patchy this morning with rain clearing leaving temperatures of 12C but becoming colder as the day goes on.
Largely dry and clear tonight, it will be coldest with temperatures of 2-4C with frost developing and some mist and fog forming.
Here's how the next few days are looking:
Tomorrow : "Frost, mist and fog will clear through tomorrow morning leaving a largely dry day with isolated showers and long spells of sunshine. Cool and crisp with highest temperatures of 8 or 9 degrees in a light westerly breeze. Cold, clear and mainly dry on Wednesday night with mist and fog patches forming in a light northwest breeze. Widespread frost will develop with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees."
Thursday : "Continuing mostly dry on Thursday with mist and fog lingering in places through the day. However, long spells of sunshine will develop in places also. Quite cool with highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light variable breezes. Another mainly dry but cold and frosty night. Dense fog will develop in places in near calm conditions. Lowest temperatures generally of -2 to +3 degrees."
Friday : "A cold day on Friday with frost and fog lingering in the morning. However, it will remain largely dry apart from showers in the northwest, with sunny spells developing through the day. Temperatures generally reaching just 3 to 6 degrees with light easterly or variable breezes. Continuing cold on Friday night with lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees. Mainly dry with clear spells but isolated showers will develop overnight."
Saturday : "A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. A cold start to the day will give way to slightly milder conditions from the south with highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in a light easterly breeze."
Further outlook : "Current indications are that it will remain slightly colder than normal for Sunday and into next week with some further frosts possible. Continuing largely dry also with scattered showers."
