Brace yourselves! The latest weather forecast shows we’re in for a gloomy day

It's not looking good.

Be careful and wrap up today because we're in for a cold, wet and windy one. In Met Éireann's latest forecast, temperatures are plummeting and sleet is setting in.

Cloudy & misty in most areas this morn with outbreaks of rain & drizzle. Falls of sleet or wet snow are possible for a time on northern hills. The rain will turn light & patchy this afternoon with good dry periods developing. Turning mild and breezy in Munster, colder elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/p0UsPKk3gq

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 20, 2018

"Cloudy and misty in most areas this morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Falls of sleet or wet snow are possible for a time in Ulster and north Leinster, but mainly over high ground. "The rain will turn light and patchy this afternoon with good dry periods developing. Milder air will extend to Munster with afternoon highs of 10 or 11 degrees. It warns: "However, colder elsewhere with maximum temperatures of just 1 to 5 degrees. Fresh westerly breezes in the south but winds will be light and variable elsewhere."