Ireland is set to freeze as Met Eireann has forecasted bitterly cold temperatures this week.
A Status Yellow weather warning is in place for ice for the whole country. The warning will be in place from 6pm this evening until 10am tomorrow.
A Met Eireann forecaster warned of "hazardous conditions due to freezing temperatures including icy stretches on roads and paths". Today will be mostly cloudy with well-scattered showers expected in the morning.
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The afternoon will see outbreaks of rain which will clear by the evening to give way to colder and clearer conditions. Daytime temperatures will be around 6 to 9 degrees.
Tonight will see long clear spells developing and temperatures will be in the lows of -3 to 0 degrees. There will be widespread sharp frost and possible icy stretches.
Tomorrow will be a very cold day but there will be plenty fo sunshine. The highest temperatures will be just 3 to 6 degrees.
There is no further forecast but here's what the national outlook said:
Tuesday night
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Another icy cold night with a widespread sharp or severe frost as temperatures fall to between -5 and 0 degrees. Mostly dry and clear over the northern half of the country, with wintry falls of rain sleet or snow in parts of the south.
Wednesday
"A very cold frosty start with icy stretches, but with a good deal of dry bright sunshine about too. Many areas will stay dry for the day in moderate east to southeast winds, though outbreaks of rain or sleet may continue over the southern half of the country. Highest temperatures will again range just 3 to 6 degrees.
Wednesday night
"Widespread wintry outbreaks may continue to feed up from the southwest through the night. Very cold in parts with lowest temperatures of -4 to + 0 degrees with light to moderate northeasterly breezes."
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