Met Eireann have warned a nasty change is on the way with wind, rain and temperatures dropping as low as -3C in the coming days.
Plenty of wet weather is on the cards this week with frost and ice also possible overnight on Monday and Tuesday, with patches of rain in the east and south of the country.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Tonight will be cold, dry and largely clear. Widespread frost and icy patches will develop as temperatures fall to between -3 and +1 degrees in near calm conditions and that may lead to a few patches of mist and fog developing locally also.
"A cold and frosty start on Tuesday but any frost and ice will clear to leave a dry and bright day with long spells of sunshine. However, there will be a little more in the way of cloud in the northwest during the middle of the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in light to moderate easterly or variable breezes.
"Another cold and generally dry night on Tuesday with long clear spells, though it will turn cloudier overnight with isolated patches of drizzle in the east and south. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees, with frost and ice patches developing in a light easterly breeze."
And the rest of the week will remain much the same with unsettled conditions dominating right up until the weekend.
However there is some hope on the horizon as weather experts said that a high pressure system could arrive on Saturday, bringing "plenty of dry and bright weather with long sunny spells".
A forecaster added: "Generally cloudy on Wednesday with scattered patches of light rain and drizzle spreading from the south. More persistent rain will move into western and southwestern coastal counties in the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southeasterly winds.
"Rain will spread northeastwards across the country on Wednesday night. Clear spells and scattered showers will follow into Connacht and Munster as the rain clears overnight. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees in light winds.
"On Thursday rain will gradually clear from the east and north through the morning and afternoon, leaving a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, most frequent and prolonged over the western half of the country. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate northwesterly winds.
"Another bright day on Friday with sunny spells and scattered light showers. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in a light breeze.
"And next weekend high pressure will build across the country over the weekend, bringing plenty of dry and bright weather with long sunny spells. However, current indications suggest that another spell of rain will cross the country later Sunday."
