All but two counties in the Republic remain under a status-yellow Met Éireann weather warning, after sub-zero temperatures gripped the country overnight.
The status-yellow warning for low temperatures and ice came into force at 8pm, affecting all counties in the Republic aside from Dublin and Louth.
The forecaster warned of hazardous conditions due to “widespread severe frost” leading to ice on untreated surfaces, until the warning expires at 10am today.
Temperatures were expected to drop as low as -3 degrees in some parts of the country.
It comes after a separate status-orange rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford expired at 9pm on Wednesday, after heavy falls of rain brought surface flooding and poor driving conditions to the five counties.
Status Yellow Low Temperature/Ice warning for #Carlow, #Kildare, #Kilkenny, #Laois, #Longford, #Meath, #Offaly, #Westmeath, #Wexford, #Wicklow, #Cavan, #Donegal, #Monaghan, #Munster & #Connacht ❄️🥶
Hazardous conditions- widespread severe frost & ice on untreated surfaces ⚠️🚗 pic.twitter.com/XPeiivnlNl— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 9, 2022
The cold spell is expected to clear early in the day to leave a largely dry and bright morning with sunny spells.
Cloud will later build from the Atlantic through Thursday afternoon and evening, with some patchy drizzle at times, but it will remain dry and bright in the east until later in the day.
Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees are forecast.
