The country is set to bet hit with another smattering of snow this week with harsh wintry conditions ahead.
Forecasters have warned that parts of the country will be battered with rain and thunderstorms this week.
However as temperatures plummet wintry showers are set to hit parts of the country.
Met Eireann has forecast "significant accumulations" of snowfall for some areas next week, with blankets of the white stuff also set to fall over the weekend.
The national forecaster says Friday will bring a "cold northerly air-flow", with a cold weekend to follow ahead of a turn for the worse next week.
Sunday however is the most likely day that when the snowfall is set to arrive.
And the snow is likely to hit the Leinster region of the country meaning Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Offaly, Longford, Louth, Meath, Laois, Westmeath, Wexford, and Wicklow could all see some snowfall this weekend and next week.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Very cold with a widespread frost and ice on Sunday. Scattered wintry showers will move into eastern counties and across northern coasts with a possible dusting of snow possible. Lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees Celsius in moderate northeast winds, fresher along Irish Sea coasts.
"Current indications suggest it will turn even colder into next week with sharp to severe frost and ice. Falls of sleet and snow are expected, mainly over east Leinster for the early days of the week."
Met Eireann's freezing cold day-by-day forecast
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear spells and well scattered showers, mainly across Munster early on, and later across northern and eastern coasts. There will be the risk of hail and isolated thunderstorms. Frost and possible icy stretches too, in light variable mostly northerly breezes. Cold with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees Celsius.
SATURDAY: Frost and any ice clearing. A cold day and mostly cloudy day with scattered showers - mainly across the eastern half of Ireland. Showers may merge into longer spells of rain across some eastern counties with the risk of hail here. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees Celsius in mostly moderate northeasterly breezes.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Some showers across eastern counties, otherwise mostly dry under broken cloud. Some frost and possible ice with lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees Celsius.
SUNDAY: Colder again on Sunday with highest temperatures of just 2 to 5 degrees Celsius in a rather brisk northeast wind. Most areas will however stay fully dry albeit cloudy. Isolated wintry showers may occur.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Very cold with a widespread frost and ice. Scattered wintry showers will move into eastern counties and across northern coasts with a possible dusting of snow possible. Lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees Celsius in moderate northeast winds, fresher along Irish Sea coasts.
NEXT WEEK: Current indications suggest it will turn even colder into next week with sharp to severe frost and ice. Falls of sleet and snow are expected, mainly over east Leinster for the early days of the week.
