According to Met Éireann, the mercury is set to plummet below 0 tonight.
The national forecaster is predicting that it will turn rather cold later today with "widespread sharp frost under mostly clear skies".
Met Eireann is warning that the lowest temperatures will be between -2 and +1 degrees with it being "a little less cold on west coasts".
Met Éireann says that during the day on Tuesday it will be " largely dry and sunny with any showers dying out in the morning" before becoming cold tonight.
According to the forecaster, Wednesday will again be dry with temperatures between seven and 10 degrees.
Temperatures will be kept "above freezing in many parts" due to cloud on Wednesday night, but some frost may form.
With regard to the rest of the week, Thursday and Friday will also remain dry for the most part, however, rain is expected late on Friday.
"The trend for next weekend is for unsettled weather with spells of wet and windy weather".
