Bitterly cold across Donegal but forget about building any snowmen!

There may be light snow blowing in the wind across Donegal today but any thoughts of heavier snow should be forgotten.

Met Eireann says that while the North West will experience bitterly cold temperatures today and overnight, there will be no heavy falls of snow.

Many parts of Leinster awoke to a blanket of snow with an Orange Weather Warning in place.

But Donegal will escape the worst of the weather.

Tonight will be extremely cold across the county with temperatures set to plummer to -3 degrees.

This is the Met Eireann forecast for today and tonight.

Snow showers will continue this afternoon, heaviest over Eastern and Southern parts of Leinster and in Western parts of Munster with some further accumulations. West Connacht will stay dry with good sunshine. Bitterly cold and windy everywhere with highest temperatures of 1 to 3 degrees in strong and gusty easterly winds. The showers will become more scattered this evening.

Tonight

Scattered snow showers still occurring over Eastern parts of Leinster and Ulster tonight. Otherwise it will be a cold frosty night with lows of 0 to -3 degrees with widespread frost and icy stretches. Easterly winds moderating.