The capital is braced for a very cold weekend with Met Eireann predicting wintry showers and sleet as temperatures drop below 0C.
Today will be cold with mix of sunny spells and passing showers, which will be most frequent in the morning with a risk of wintry falls.
Temperatures will reach just 5 or 6C today before dropping to as low as -1C tonight with a chance of sleet as well as frost and icy patches.
Sunday will begin cold and frosty but will be bright to begin with before becoming cloudier in the afternoon with a chance of some passing showers and high temperatures of 5 to 6C.
The cold weather looks set to remain into early next week with the forecaster saying nighttime temperatures could plummet to as low as -3C in places.
The national forecast reads: "Monday: A cold, crisp and frosty start to Monday with some icy patches. Many places will have a dry and bright day with sunny spells, with showers largely confined to western and northern coasts.
"Afternoon maximums will be around 4 or 5 degrees Celsius, but up to 6 or 7 degrees at the coasts. Wind will be mainly light to moderate southwest.
"Mainly dry and clear on Monday night apart from coastal showers in the west and northwest. Minimum temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees Celsius in a mainly light southwest or variable breeze will produce a widespread sharp ground frost with icy patches.
"Tuesday: Tuesday is shaping up to be another mainly dry and bright day with crisp winter sunshine, after a cold and frosty start with icy patches.
"Afternoon highs will range 3 to 6 degrees, but up at 7 or 8 at the coasts in mainly light southwest or variable breezes. Tuesday night will start out cold and clear with temperatures dropping to between -3 to +1 degrees Celsius early on with frost forming.
"Cloud will, however, increase later in the night, and temperatures will recover towards morning. Winds will back to the southeast and freshen overnight.
"Wednesday: Current indications suggest an increasingly wet and windy day with rain developing in parts of the southwest during the morning, and becoming widespread during the afternoon accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty southeasterly winds."
