Met Éireann has issued a snow-ice warning - with snow already reported in parts of Leinster this morning.
The forecaster says there will be sleet and snow showers ranging between 1 and 3 centimetres - especially on high ground - across Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal.
The weather alert is in place until 10am.
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Joanna Donnelly is a Meteorologist with Met Eireann.
She says the rain will clear later this morning but it will remain cold throughout the weekend:
