Heavy snowfall hit many European countries on Monday as baltic conditions caused havoc in several cities.
Istanbul Airport was forced to shut after an unusual snowstorm caused travel chaos across Turkey with blackouts and road closures reported.
Elsewhere, a blanket of snow covered many parts of Greece with overnight temperatures plummeting to -14C.
Met Eireann's latest forecast for Ireland says that while the mercury will drop below zero this week, snow or sleet is unlikely in the days ahead.
While the current wintry blast in Europe is not expected to impact the weather here, snow in the weeks ahead cannot be ruled out.
The national forecaster says there is a small chance of "wintry precipitation" arriving within weeks, meaning frost and sleet could be on the way.
Here's Met Eireann's forecast for the next 30 days:
Week 1: January 24 to January 30
With High pressure firmly in command similar conditions are expected to continue into next week with above average temperatures and drier than normal conditions.
Potential hazards are quite low for the period, however there will remain the chance for some foggy nights and frost from time to time.
Week 2: January 31 to February 6
Week 2 will see high pressure sink southeastwards allowing a little more precipitation to filter down over Ireland, the flow should still be out of the south or southwest though so remaining milder than average and likely keeping potential hazards to a minimum.
Week 3: February 7 to February 13
Week 3 will see high pressure still never too far away and building to our east. The flow will likely shift to the southeast which could filter slightly cooler air from central Europe over Ireland this will bring temperatures back to more normal values.
With this airmass it will be generally drier also with just the chance of a few showers filtering in over the south of the country.
While potential hazards will remain low there is a chance that the frost and fog risk increases and while wintry precipitation can’t be ruled out, it remains unlikely.
Week 4: February 14 to February 20
On Week 4 High pressure, while moving little, will contract allows more influence from the Atlantic to creep in, this will likely see closer to or even above average rainfall returning, however temperatures will become a little milder again too.
While High pressure will likely still have a fairly strong influence over the weather, the potential for wet and windy conditions skirting closer to Ireland will increase, while the frost and fog risk will decrease.
