Met Eireann has issued a snow warning for the entire country.
According to their website there will be a continued risk of scattered snow showers, the most frequent of which will fall in Ulster and Connacht.
STATUS YELLOW
Snow-ice Warning for Ireland
UPDATE TO PREVIOUS WARNINGValid:
Thursday 18 January 2018 13:00
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Friday 19 January 2018 12:00Please see https://t.co/9BeK3UcAwO for details pic.twitter.com/FBNZhq2541
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 18, 2018
The status yellow warning has been in place since this morning and will remain in effect until tomorrow afternoon.
Temperatures will drop to -1 degree and motorists are being told to travel with care as there will be widespread slippery surfaces.