Met Éireann has delivered its latest forecast for Christmas Day and the days between then and New Year.
There is a risk of ice and sleet and snow in some parts but most of the country will endure damp and breezy conditions in the coming days.
The national forecaster says Christmas Eve will bring "scattered showers, some heavy with the chance of thunderstorms and hail. Afternoon temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds.
