Cold snap expected this week with temperatures dropping to -3
Kenneth Fox
Icy conditions are expected later this week.
Temperatures are forecast to dip below freezing with an arctic blast reported to be tracking towards Ireland.
Cold and crisp conditions are due on Friday and Saturday, with temperatures of -2 and -3 degrees forecast.
Tuesday will be a dull day with rain and drizzle moving northeastwards across the country through the morning and afternoon, along with some mist and fog patches.
Drier conditions will follow from the southwest for a time, ahead of scattered showers or further spells of rain. Highest temperatures of 6 to 12 degrees, mildest in the southwest, with light to moderate variable winds.
A dull day with rain & drizzle moving NEwards across the country through the morning & afternoon, along with some mist/fog patches ð§ï¸
Drier conditions will follow from the SW for a time, ahead of scattered showers/further spells of rain.
Highs of 6-12°C, mildest in the SW ð¡ï¸ pic.twitter.com/vV6AUUcs0K
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 10, 2026
Another generally dull day on Wednesday.
More persistent outbreaks of rain and drizzle will become mostly confined to Ulster through the morning. Elsewhere will see scattered showers with some limited bright spells developing.
Highest temperatures of 5 to 11 degrees, coolest in Ulster, with light to moderate southwesterly winds becoming light and variable through the day.
Met Éireann said overall it will be generally dull and damp conditions for the next few days.
A switch to a northerly airflow will lead to a brief cold snap with drier and brighter conditions towards the end of the week, before turning unsettled again over the weekend.
Thursday will be a generally dull and damp day, it will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees over the southern half of the country, but just 3 to 6 degrees over the northern half. Moderate northerly winds will develop through the day.
Thursday night will start cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, and a clearance will develop from the north.
Turning cold with frost and ice developing as temperatures drop to -3 to +1 degrees, but possibly remaining milder further south, depending on the timing of the clearance. Winds will be light to moderate and northerly.
A bright, cold, and mostly dry day on Friday. A few showers, some of which could be wintry, will feed in from the north. Highest temperatures of just 3 to 6 degrees, with a light to moderate northerly breeze.
Starting dry and very cold with frost and ice on Saturday.
However, wet and breezy conditions will spread across the country from the west through the second half of the day, with some wintry falls possible further north.
Highest afternoon temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, with light southerly winds increasing fresh to strong through the day.
