National Forecast
Issued at: 11 February 2026 16:30
TODAY - Wednesday 11th February
Scattered showers will continue for the rest of the day, turning heavy at times. Winds will be light to moderate and variable and there'll be occasional sunshine.
TONIGHT
Scattered showers will turn to longer spells of rain tonight, with most clear spells occurring in the southwest. There'll be some mist and fog patches too. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees, coldest in the north, with moderate to fresh westerly winds in Munster and light, variable winds elsewhere.
TOMORROW - Thursday 12th February
A generally wet and breezy day tomorrow, with rain across the northern half of the country and scattered showers and occasional sunshine further south. The rain and showers will be heavy at times and may cause spot flooding. It will be breezy with moderate to fresh winds, variable at first before becoming mainly northerly. Colder conditions will spread from the north through the day, with early afternoon temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees over the northern half of the country and 6 to 9 degrees further south.
National Outlook
Colder for the next couple of days with an Arctic airmass feeding down. Less cold later this weekend but staying unsettled into next week.
Thursday night: Wet and breezy with a clearance extending from the North. However, rain and drizzle may linger across eastern counties until later. Turning cold with some frost and ice setting in, as northerly winds gradually ease. Lowest temperatures of -3 to + 2 degrees.
Friday: Cold with frost and ice in parts to begin; overall dry though with spells of sunshine. Isolated showers will occur, mainly for eastern and northern fringes with perhaps the odd wintry showers. Highest temperatures of just 3 to 6 degrees, in mostly moderate northerly winds.
Friday night: A very cold, frosty and icy night. Dry with long clear spells, in just light northwest breezes. Lowest temperatures of -4 to -1 degrees.
Saturday: Starting off dry with widespread sunshine, but very cold with widespread frost and ice. Cloud will gradually build across the western half of the country during the afternoon with wet and rather windy conditions developing, extending eastwards later in the evening. Highest temperatures of just 4 to 7 degrees. Light southerly winds will increase fresh to strong with the rain which may fall as sleet for a time through the evening and early night.
Saturday night: Wet and rather windy with the chance of wintry falls.
Sunday: Staying rather windy with scattered falls of rain, mainly affecting Munster and Leinster early on. While some sunny spells will develop, scattered showers will occur too, mostly affecting Atlantic counties. Less cold with highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in brisk westerly winds.
Further outlook: Continuing unsettled into early next week with an Atlantic regime dominating.
Temperature circle (°C): maximum and minimum temperature forecast for each day. Wind symbol (km/h): arrow points in the direction the wind is blowing. The weather and wind icons: for the time of maximum temperature and minimum temperature.