Met Eireann has issued a grim forecast for the weekend as parts of Ireland are set to be lashed with heavy rain, flooding, and snow.
Two weather alerts are in place including a three-day weather advisory warning of snow and ice.
A Status Yellow warning for rainfall will be in place for Wicklow and Wexford as the national forecaster has warned of heavy rain, turning wintry at times.
They added: "Rainfall accumulations of up to 30 to 40mm, with a risk of localised flooding."
The yellow alert is in place from 3 am on Saturday until 3 pm on the same day.
An additional nationwide weather advisory is also in place for three days from 10 pm on Friday until 11.59 pm on Sunday.
The weekend will see "very unsettled weather with wet and windy conditions bringing a risk of localised flooding".
Met Eireann also added that it'll be cold with wintry falls of snow and icy conditions.
Here is the forecast for the next few days:
TODAY
"Cloudy this afternoon across Ulster and north Leinster with patchy rain or drizzle, with a lot of dry and bright weather elsewhere.
"However heavy rain will develop in the southwest this evening and spread northeastwards. Highest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees in Ulster, 9 to 12 degrees elsewhere with moderate westerly breezes.
TONIGHT
"Tonight will be windy with persistent or heavy rain moving northwards over much of the country, reaching south Ulster by dawn.
"Easterly winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, but colder over Ulster with lows of 0 to 3 degrees.
TOMORROW - SATURDAY 30TH JANUARY
"Saturday morning will be cold and windy. It will be mainly dry in Ulster, however, rain will continue elsewhere falling as sleet or snow at times, especially in Leinster.
"It will gradually clear southwards through the afternoon and early evening. Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with fresh to strong and gusty easterly winds gradually easing during the afternoon.
SATURDAY
"Cold and mainly dry to start with some clear spells, however cloud will increase from the southwest through the night with rain, falling as sleet or snow in some places, extending from the Atlantic by morning. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees generally.
SUNDAY
"During the morning rain and sleet will spread eastwards across the country, falling as snow in places, especially over the northern half of the country, with precipitation becoming patchier in the south during the afternoon.
"Highest daytime temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees for most areas and reaching 6 to 8 degrees in Munster with moderate to fresh easterly winds.
SUNDAY NIGHT
"The rain and sleet and snow will become mainly confined to Connacht, west Munster and west Ulster. Drier spells will develop elsewhere.
"Lowest temperatures will fall to between 0 and 4 degrees generally however holding at 5 or 6 degrees in Munster in light to moderate easterly breezes.
MONDAY
"Rain, heavy at times extending from the west possibly turning to sleet or snow in parts of Ulster and north Connacht. Highest afternoon temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees generally, reaching between 6 and 9 degrees in Munster, in light to moderate east to southeast breezes
MONDAY NIGHT
"A band of rain will spread northeastwards throughout the late evening and night turning heavy at times with the risk of sleet or snow in parts of Ulster.
"A clearance to showers will begin to follow from the southwest by morning. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in mostly moderate southeast winds, backing southwest in Munster by morning.
TUESDAY
"Generally milder with showers or longer spells of rain and occasional bright spells. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees generally. Remaining cooler over northern Ulster with highs of 3 to 6 degrees. Winds will be mostly light southerly or variable.
FURTHER OUTLOOK
"Wednesday and Thursday will continue unsettled and breezy at times with further showers or longer spells of rain. Highest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees."
