Met Éireann has issued a snow and ice warning for the entire country.
The Status Yellow warning will come into effect from 6pm and will last until midday tomorrow.
Met Éireann is warning of falls of hail, sleet and snow with icy and hazardous conditions.
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) warned animal-owners to take care of their four-legged friends during the cold spell.
“Larger animal including horses and farm animals should be brought inside in a secure stable or shed, so that they are shielded from snow and icy conditions,” it said in a statement.
The ISPCA also said pets should be kept safely indoors and advised: “Consider bringing dogs on more frequent, but shorter walks so they spend less time exposed to the cold.”
Cold today with frost & ice slow to clear. Hail, sleet & snow showers continuing in the north and northwest, elsewhere it will be dry with plenty of sunshine. Highs of 2 to 5 degrees. Rain, sleet and snow will move into the west and southwest by evening.https://t.co/9gKN6SVok4 pic.twitter.com/YYVCDDM5A0
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 23, 2021
Widespread wintry showers and maximum temperatures of 2C to 4C are expected tomorrow.
There will be frost overnight, but the country will “start to warm up” from Monday.