IRELAND'S national forecaster, Met Eireann, is predicting snow to fall on St Patrick's Day.
People are being warned to brace themselves for a "very cold" weekend, with temperatures of just 1 or 2 degrees forecast for the north and east of the country.
Western areas are expected to be a bit less severe at 5 or 6 degrees.
According to Met Eireann: “Some of the showers will be of rain or sleet, but some snow showers will occur also. Snow showers will become more frequent along east and southeast coasts later Saturday.”
It’s expected to remain very cold and frosty on Saturday night with more snow showers in the eastern half of the country that will continue into Sunday.
Temperatures for Sunday will remain cold at between 1 to 4 degrees.
Over the next couple of days, temperatures will range between 7 to 12 degrees with today remaining dry before heavy rain becoming widespread tomorrow.
