Temperatures are set to rise this weekend with a period of mild weather expected - but there will be the return of hail and sleet showers in some areas.
Large chunks of Ireland have experienced bitterly cold morning conditions this week.
And although it will be as cold as 0C on Friday night, there will be highs of 12C in some parts of the country on Saturday afternoon.
Met Eireann is predicting a mild day, but it will be wet and windy at times.
A forecaster said: "Saturday will be a mild, windy and mostly cloudy day.
"Eastern areas will see a good deal of dry weather through to early afternoon, with some limited bright or sunny breaks occurring, and just the odd patch of light rain or drizzle.
"Further west, patchy rain and drizzle will turn to persistent, and occasionally heavy, rain in the afternoon.
"The rain in western areas will spread to all areas in the late afternoon and evening.
"Highs of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty south to southwest winds, strong to near gale on coasts."
Sunday will be cooler with highs ranging from 7C to 10C.
And there's a possibility some areas will see heavy hail showers or thunderstorms.
The forecaster added: "Sunny spells and scattered blustery showers for Sunday.
"Some of the showers will be heavy with hail, and a risk of isolated thunderstorms.
"Top temperatures 7 to 10 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwest winds, strong on Atlantic coasts."
There will be showers of sleet and hill snow in Ulster on Monday morning.
But temperatures will reach as high as 13C across Ireland on what will be another mild but wet and windy day.
The Met Eireann forecaster said: "Rain will become widespread in the morning, falling as sleet and hill snow for a time in parts of Ulster.
"The rain will be heavy, especially in Atlantic coastal counties, with some spot flooding, but a transition to showers will extend from the west in the afternoon.
"Winds will be fresh to strong and gusty west to southwest, with coastal gales.
"Mild with afternoon highs of 9 to 13 degrees, but it will be cold in Ulster at first."
