Ireland hit with warning for this weekend as temperatures to fall well below zero

'Potential impacts: Hazardous travel conditions on road and underfoot, travel disruption.'

The alert is scheduled to take effect from 9pm on Friday (13 February) until 10am on Saturday (14 February).

It reads: "Temperatures falling between -1 and -3 degrees generally. Sharp frost and icy conditions.

"Potential impacts: Hazardous travel conditions on road and underfoot, travel disruption."

You can also read Met Éireann's national forecast for Friday night and the rest of the weekend below.

Friday night

Friday night will be mainly dry, very cold, frosty with some icy patches.

There's just the chance of a few isolated showers in northern and northwestern coastal parts early on.

While it will be mostly clear for a time, some higher cloud will start to build in from the Atlantic overnight.

Lowest temperatures of -4 to +1 degrees in mostly light variable breezes.

Saturday

A frosty start with some icy patches. Dry for a time, with some spells of sunshine, the best of these further east.

It will become increasingly cloudy from the west through the day, with rain spreading northeastwards through the afternoon and evening, turning heavy in parts.

There is also the chance of some sleet later, especially over higher ground.

It should stay mainly dry though for much of the daylight hours in east Leinster and much of Ulster.

A cold day with highest temperatures of just 3 to 7 degrees generally, though a little less cold in the southwest and west.

Winds will be mostly light southerly to begin, but will gradually increase fresh to strong and gusty south to southeasterly.

Saturday night

Wet and rather windy for a time, with spells of heavy rain.

There will also be some sleet and possibly a little snow for a time over higher ground in the north and east.

A clearance will follow from the west overnight, but scattered showers will follow too.

Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees with the fresh to strong and occasionally gusty southeasterly winds veering westerly.

Sunday

Sunday will be a bright day with sunshine and scattered showers, these most widespread in the west and north.

Some will be heavy, with a chance of hail and maybe the odd isolated thunderstorm in coastal parts.

Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees. It will be breezy enough with moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds.

Sunday night

It will become breezy or windy on Sunday night, especially further to the west and northwest.

There will be a mix of clear spells and scattered showers, some heavy and of hail. There's a chance too of a little sleet over higher ground.

A spell of more persistent rain is possible in parts of the north and northwest, where there is the greatest chance of a few thunderstorms too.

Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees with west to southwest winds increasing moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty, stronger in coastal parts of the west and southwest.