The north and north-west will be affected on Friday night, with wintry showers becoming more widespread by Sunday.
Snow is expected to sweep over the country this weekend as temperatures plummet, although the east is expected to escape the brunt of the snowfall.
“Today it’ll be in the North West – Donegal, Ulster, possibly Galway but more in the north west of the country,” a Met Eireann spokesperson told the Irish Independent.
“There’s a possibility of wintry showers today but there’s a greater possibility of it on Sunday.
“It’s not exceptionally cold. It’s typical for this time of year. It’ll be a bright day today – nothing exceptional. It’ll be quite showery in the west of the country. Most of the east will be dry.”
Snow is expected to become more widespread on Sunday, although the capital will remain largely unaffected.
“The wintry showers will be heavy enough in places. There’ll be a few inches of snow on the ground,” the forecaster added.
“On Sunday the wintry showers will be more widespread. It’ll fall on the whole western half of the country. There might be something on the hills of Dublin on Sunday.
“But I think today when the snow falls, the sun will take it away fairly quickly.
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