The artic chill is taking hold for a couple of days

Tonight will be cold with clear spells and showers.

A wind warning is in operation for the entire country until 2am tomorrow.

Both warnings come into effect from ten o'clock tonight.

Mountdillon, Co.Roscommon recorded the lowest temperature nationwide at -8.8 degrees.

The Shannonside region will come under an orange weather alert for ice and low temperatures from tomorrow evening.

Met Eireann say patches of fog will persist causing hazardous driving conditions.

The sub-zero temperatures are also expected to put more pressure on the country's electricity grid.