Mostly dry and sunny Valentine's Day
Weather Update from Met Éireann
A mixed week ahead with spells of rain bringing the risk of flooding and marking changes in temperature from mild to cold on and off through the week, it'll be windy at times too.
A mostly dry and sunny Valentine's Day with showers mostly dying out this afternoon. Sunny spells to start for Valentine's Day, there'll be isolated showers early on, with the showers mostly dying out in the afternoon. Highest temperatures 5 to 9 degrees with a fresh to strong northwest wind making it feel colder.
A cold and frosty start tonight the temperatures will rise through the night as a strengthening southwest wind veers westerly overnight. Along with the wind will be heavy rain, bringing a risk of localised flooding, the rain will clear eastwards overnight, with showers following in to northern counties later.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, will have a mostly dry start with some sunshine with a moderate to fresh westerly wind backing southerly for a time. Temperatures in the afternoon will range between 5 and 8 degrees and will rise Tuesday evening with the arrival of another spell of rain in to the southwest, falling as sleet initially in the north.
Tuesday night rain will be widespread and heavy with a further risk of flooding in places. The rain will clear eastwards overnight to showers with the chance of some sleet initially, particularly over hills and mountains. Temperatures on Tuesday night will range between 9 and 11 degrees in a strong westerly wind.
Wednesday will be fair at first, with rain from the west later, clearing once again to showers. Temperatures will be higher than usual for the time of year initially, it will turn cold with the clearing rain. Winds will be strong southwest to west.
A moderate southwest wind on Thursday will bring a mainly dry day, there'll be showers mainly on western coasts with a more persistent spell of rain later. There's a chance of sleet and snow on hills and mountains and at times to lower levels in the north.
Friday will be a cold and windy day with showers of rain, sleet and snow in the west and northwest.
Current indications suggest the weekend will be breezy with unsettled weather. Spells of rain will mark changes in temperature between cold and milder conditions.