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Met Eireann warned that the snow will return as temperatures plummet to zero later this week.
White matter will fall along with hail, sleet and the risk of isolated thunderstorms Friday night.
Meanwhile, today it will be wet in many areas, with the worst of miserable conditions expected in the west.
A forecaster from Met Eireann said: “Mostly cloudy to start today with scattered showers or longer periods of rain. Some bright or sunny intervals will develop as the day progresses. Showers will be frequent and heavy in the west towards the Night Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate to cool and gusty southwest winds, sometimes increasing strongly off the Atlantic coasts.
“Showers merging with longer bouts of rain with some heavy falls in the west early tonight, will spread east across the country overnight. Cooler, clearer conditions with scattered showers of rain, hail and sleet they will follow from the Atlantic later in the evening, lower temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees in moderate to cool and gusty winds from south to southwest, turning from southwest to west as the rain clears.
“Tomorrow Friday will be a cold and windy day with stormy rains, mainly in the western areas at first, but will become widespread in the afternoon. Some of the rains will be heavy with hail and sleet, and there will be a risk of isolated thunderstorms. More noticeable sensation cold with higher temperatures of only 5 to 8 degrees with an additional wind chill factor in cool to strong and gusty westerly winds, sometimes reaching gales in some western coastal strips.
“On Friday night, widespread rains will continue for a time early Friday night, some of them wintry, with hail, sleet and snow, and a continued risk of isolated thunderstorms. The rains will gradually turn into counties of the Atlantic coast confined at night. The westerly winds will be cool to strong and gusty at first, but will decrease during the night. Lower temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees, with risk of frost in sheltered places. “
And the weekend will see more rain spread across the country, with occasional sunny spells breaking at times.
However, there will be little respite on Monday with a big change in our weather, as near-hurricane-force winds will hit coastal areas, while “cyclonic” breezes will hit northern areas.
One forecaster added: “Saturday will start mostly dry, with sunny spells in the east and north. However, bouts of rain and drizzle that develop in the West Coast counties during the morning will spread to other locations during the morning. Afternoon and night The rain will change persistent and strong in parts of the west towards the night, accompanied by increasingly strong and gusty winds from south to southwest, maximum temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees.
“Wet and windy for some time Saturday night, with gales near the shores. Rain will give way to showers from the west overnight and winds will be from the southwest and moderate a bit. Lower temperatures during the night. Night will range between 4 and 7 degrees, the coldest in Ulster and north of Connacht.
“Sunday will be a windy day with some spells sunny or bright at first, but it will become mostly cloudy with scattered bouts of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures will range from 10 to 12 degrees, with moderate to cool, gusty southwest winds, Strong near the west and northwestern coasts. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain Sunday night, more intense in the west and northwest. Moderate to cool and gusty southerly winds, strong to near gale along the coasts will drift to the southwest Overnight The lowest overnight temperatures are expected to be between 7 and 10 degrees Celsius.
“Mostly cloudy and temperate with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, more intense and persistent in the north and northwest. The winds will be mostly moderate to cool from the southwest, strong to almost gale along the coasts, but light variable cyclonic breezes will affect parts from Ulster and north Connacht: The highest temperatures will range between 12 and 16 degrees.
“Current indications suggest that a transition to cooler and drier conditions will take place in the middle of next week.”
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