Alert: Leitrim to be hit with 'severe frost, icy conditions, hazardous travel conditions'

Met Éireann meteorologist Andrew Doran-Sherlock said: "A lot of places just haven't had the chance to dry out, and we've got wet surfaces, freezing temperatures. There's going to be icy stretches, so particularly tomorrow night and into Saturday morning, it could lead to some very hazardous conditions for roads and underfoot."

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The national forecaster said Ireland could expect a cloudy day on Thursday, with showers or longer spells of rain with the northern half of the country seeing more persistent rain, while further south looks likely to enjoy the best of drier and brighter weather.

The day will gradually become breezy, with colder weather extending from the north to most of the country throughout the day.

Thursday night will turn cloudy, wet and breezy, with further rain, but showers above Ulster, Connacht, and north Leinster will clear overnight.

The night will turn frosty and icy, especially in the north and west, with temperatures dropping to -1 and 4C.