Snow may be on the way next week with Ireland likely to be hit by an Arctic air mass driving temperatures down and bringing the possibility of wintery falls.

The warning for low temperatures and ice will remain in place until midday on Friday

The warning will remain in place until 7am on Wednesday

Met Éireann said a period of high pressure will bring mostly dry and settled weather

The forecaster said temperatures will widely reach the high 20s on Sunday and into next week

The mercury rose as high as 23 degrees at Mount Dillon in Co Roscommon