Met Eireann has warned that a freezing Arctic blast will see 'sharp frost' and icy conditions for much of the country including Dublin, with a Status Yellow ice warning in place.
The Status Yellow ice warning is in place for the entire country until noon today. Temperatures could drop as low as -6C at times, with wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow also forecast with a weather advisory also in place until Thursday.
According to Met Eireann, this morning will be cold across Dublin with a "sharp frost and icy stretches." These will clear slowly and may linger in places, with highest temperatures of just 2 to 4 degrees with light northwest breezes.
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Tonight will be very cold and dry with a widespread severe frost, patches of mist and fog and some icy stretches. Lowest temperatures of -1 to -3 degrees.
Meanwhile, Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly warned that the windchill will make conditions "bitterly cold". He wrote on Twitter: "Temperature and windchill forecast for Monday and Tuesday morning. Very icy with temperatures dropping to as low as -6c Monday night.
"Windchill making it feel bitter cold. Allow some more time for morning defrost and commutes the next few days," he added.
Here's Met Eireann's forecast for the coming days:
Tuesday
"Tuesday will be very cold with frost and ice lingering in many areas. It will be largely dry with sunny spells. However, scattered wintry showers will develop in the evening. Highest temperatures of 1 to 3 degrees with light northwest breezes gradually freshening.
Tuesday night
"Tuesday night will be cold with showers of sleet and snow. A sharp to severe frost with icy stretches and some freezing fog patches too. Lowest temperatures of -4 to 0 degrees.
Wednesday
"Sunny spells with scattered wintry showers, mainly in the west and north. Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with moderate to fresh northwest winds. Wednesday night will be very cold with a widespread severe frost and icy stretches, Lowest temperatures of -5 to -2 degrees.
Thursday
"Thursday will continue very cold with frost and ice lingering in some areas for much of the day. Cloudier conditions will develop in the west and southwest with outbreaks of rain and sleet developing at times. Highest afternoon temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees."
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