Ireland is set for another cold blast as wintry conditions move across the country in the coming days.
Met Eireann has predicted that the weather will take an icy turn before the weekend, bringing with it the chance of rain, sleet and snow.
Early tonight will be mostly dry with clear spells, although scattered showers will continue over the northern half of the country.
Further showers will move into the west and extend eastwards overnight, with lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees.
The forecaster has pinpointed the locations most likely to see fields of white, with the northwest and east of the country expected to see the worst of the conditions.
It said: “Tomorrow morning, there will be sunny spells and scattered showers. A band of rain will move into the northwest later in the morning and will move southeastwards across the country during the afternoon and evening, turning heavy at times.
“Scattered wintry showers will move into the northwest in the evening. Quite windy with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds. Early afternoon temperatures of 6 to 11 degrees but turning gradually colder from the northwest later.”
Wednesday night will turn much colder as rain clears to the east.
Showers will follow behind, falling as sleet and snow in places leading to poor driving conditions.
Chance of isolated thunderstorms as well as hail, with lowest temperatures of -2 to +1 degrees allowing for some frost and icy stretches to develop in primarily moderate southwest winds.
Thursday will be a cold and windy day with sunny spells and blustery wintry showers.
Snow showers and icy stretches during the morning will again lead to tricky driving conditions, and some showers will be heavy with possible hail and thunder, especially in the west and north.
Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, coldest in the north, with an added wind chill factor in strong and gusty westerly winds, with strong gusts at times along western coasts.
Wintry showers of rain and sleet will continue throughout the night, with some snow on high ground becoming confined to western and northern coasts overnight.
Good dry clear spells will develop elsewhere. Lows will fall to 0 to 4 degrees, with a touch of frost possible as winds ease.
