The big freeze continues to grip the nation with temperatures set to drop as low as -5C tonight.
Several weather warnings issued by Met Eireann remain in place for the whole country. A Status Yellow snow and ice warning remains in place until midday on Tuesday.
The forecaster warns wintry showers will bring further accumulation of snow. Potential impacts include hazardous travelling conditions, poor visibility and travel disruption.
A yellow low temperature and ice warning is also in place until midnight on Friday. Met Eireann say the country can expect very cold nights with widespread frost, ice and lying snow as temperatures struggle to rise above freezing during the day.
The forecast for Dublin for Tuesday warns of a very cold day with sunny intervals. Frost and ice will persist in some areas for the whole day with highest temperatures of 1 to 4C.
It will be very cold and dry tonight as the mercury plunges down as low as -5 to -3C. It will be a bitterly cold day again in the capital tomorrow with frost, ice and a chance of freezing fog in some areas.
And the national forecast shows no let up in the freezing weather until the weekend. The forecast for Thursday reads: “Widespread frost and ice in the morning along with some freezing fog, lingering throughout the day for many despite the sunshine.
“Well scattered wintry showers will continue in the morning, mainly in the north and west, but becoming more isolated later. Cloud will build in the southwest in the evening. Highest temperatures of -2 to +4 degrees generally in light variable breezes.”
Thursday night will be extremely cold with temperatures dropping as low as -7C in come places. Met Eireann say: “Dry at first with freezing fog developing. However, cloud will continue to build from the southwest overnight as a band of rain follows over the southwestern half of the country with falls of sleet and snow initially before quickly transitioning to snow.
“Further north and east it will stay mostly dry. Lowest temperatures of -7 to -2 degrees generally before turning milder from the southwest. Winds will become easterly and increase mostly light to moderate by morning.”
Friday looks like being a milder night with lows of 0 to 5C and there is good news with the further outlook predicting an upswing in temperature. Met Eireann say: “Largely dry and settled with just patchy light rain and drizzle, mainly in the north and west. Highest temperatures generally between 6 and 10 degrees.”
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