Met Eireann confirmed snow and sleet will hit Ireland this week as it issued a winter weather advisory.
Forecasters expect temperatures to drop to freezing conditions across the country, starting from today.
A winter weather advisory for the whole country, issued from 11.46am today to 11.30pm on Saturday, December 10, read: "Very cold this week as an Arctic airmass sets in, bringing sharp to severe frosts and icy stretches on roads.
