Winter is about to kick up a gear.
While it may already be the very end of November, things have yet to get exceptionally cold in Ireland...that is until this week.
Met Éreann have predicted conditions to take a wintry turn later this week as temperatures plunge to -3C.
With the national forecaster even mentioning the possibility of 'wintry showers' on Friday.
Here's what things look like, and fair warning, this makes for chilly reading.
Tonight: ''Munster and Connacht will be mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle, mist and fog and with lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees. Much of Leinster and Ulster will be dry with clear spells and some frost with lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees.
Tuesday: "Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with a fair amount of dry weather and a little patchy drizzle. Some brighter intervals at times too. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with light westerly or variable breezes."
Wednesday: Here's when we will see the start of bitterly cold overnight temperatures for the next few days.
"On Wednesday morning, rain and drizzle will clear eastwards. Sunny spells and showers will follow. Showers will develop over the western half of the country during the day. It will become natively colder with afternoon temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees and moderate to fresh westerly winds. On Wednesday night, showers will continue and will extend further east, some heavy or of hail. Frost may develop in sheltered areas.
Thursday: "Thursday will be cold with sunshine and heavy showers, some of hail and possible thundery and becoming increasingly wintry in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with moderate west to northwest winds. On Thursday night, wintry showers will affect western coastal counties. Many areas will be dry with clear spells and a sharp frost with icy patches. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees.
Friday: Friday will continue cold with heavy showers or longer spells of rain moving southwards over the country. Some of the showers will be wintry with a risk of hail and thunder. It will also become windy with fresh to strong and very gusty north to northwest winds, strongest along west and north coasts. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees. On Friday night, there'll be further showers, but clear spells also and with frost in places. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees with northerly winds decreasing moderate to fresh.
Saturday: Will continue cold with sunshine and showers, some of hail or thunder. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with moderate northeast winds. Saturday night will be cold with a sharp forts and icy patches. Lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees.
Sunday: Sunshine and some further showers. It will be cold with highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees and with frost at night.
