Today
Cold early today with frost and ice, and some mist or fog patches.
These will clear during the morning.
Today will be dry with the best of the sunshine in Leinster and Munster.
It will be cloudier in Connacht and Ulster.
Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with mostly light southwest breezes but fresher near west and northwest coasts.
Tonight
Tonight will be cold and dry with clear spells over the southern half of the country and cloudier conditions further north.
Patchy drizzle will develop on the north coast towards morning.
Lowest temperatures of -2 to +4 degrees, coldest in Munster and Leinster with a sharp frost.
Patches of mist or fog may develop also.