Fresh rain and snow warnings issued as wintry conditions due to grip Ireland

Heavy rain, sleet and icy conditions set to cause travel disruption across several counties this weekend

A status yellow rain warning has been issued for Cork and Kerry, with heavy downpours expected to bring spot flooding and difficult travel conditions.

Met Éireann said persistent rain, heavy at times, will affect both counties from 12pm on Saturday, February 14, until midnight on Sunday, February 15. 

Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for journeys as surface water and localised flooding are likely.

A separate status yellow rain and snow warning has also been put in place for Cavan, Donegal, all of Connacht and Longford for the same time period. 

Forecasters say rain will be heavy at times and could turn to sleet or snow as temperatures dip, while strengthening winds may add to poor visibility and tricky driving conditions.

Meanwhile, the entire country remains under a status yellow low temperature and ice warning overnight.

Temperatures are expected to fall to between -1C and -3C, leading to sharp frost and icy stretches. 

That warning runs from 9pm on Friday until 10am on Saturday, with hazardous travel conditions possible nationwide.

Flooding in Dublin

Flood water covers a park in north Dublin flooded after heavy rain overnight, with further weather warnings expected on Friday night. Picture: Grainne Ni Aodha/PA Wire

The fresh alerts come after a wet and disruptive start to the day in parts of Leinster, where earlier heavy rain led to flooding on several major routes around Dublin. 

That yellow rain warning for Dublin and Wicklow has since expired.

Earlier, a lorry became trapped in flooding near Dublin Airport, with diversions put in place and some roads, including the R108, temporarily affected by surface water. The Old Airport Road was also reported to be in poor condition.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland warned of heavy flooding on the M1 northbound between Junction 4 Donabate and Junction 5 Balbriggan, as well as on the M2 northbound off-slip at Junction 3 near Ashbourne. 

Surface water was also reported on stretches of the M50 between Junction 17 and Junction 3 in both directions.

In a statement, TII urged drivers to consider whether their journeys were necessary and to reduce speed due to hazardous conditions.

Dublin Airport operator daa confirmed there was no impact on flight operations despite the flooding on surrounding roads.

Dublin Bus advised customers that four routes serving the airport had been diverted because of flooding at Collinstown.

Flood water is drained from an underground car park in north Dublin after heavy rain overnight, with further weather warnings expected on Friday night. Picture: Grainne Ni Aodha/PA Wire

Bus Eireann said adverse weather conditions and flooding has affected some roads on its scheduled services.

Several of its services in the east of the country had been cancelled or delayed.

Irish Rail said it has received no reports of weather-related incidents so far.

Greyhound Household has posted images of flooding in parts of Dublin where there collection teams are out trying to lift bins.

In a statement on X they said "Our collection teams are out on the roads and doing everything possible to reach all scheduled collections.

"There may be delays in some areas, but we're working hard to reach you".

Heavy rainfall has led to flooding in parts of Dublin. Our collection teams are out on the roads and doing everything possible to reach all scheduled collections.

There may be delays in some areas, but we’re working hard to reach you. pic.twitter.com/IzhuC8psj1

— GreyhoundHousehold (@GreyhoundHH) February 13, 2026

Fingal County Council said crews had been deployed overnight to deal with localised flooding and fallen trees.

Mary T Daly, Director of Operations at Fingal County Council, told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland: “Crews have been out on call throughout the night dealing with flooding issues.

“We've actually had a number of trees down overnight, with the rain. We have some flooding in, the Howth Malahide area."

She advised people to drive with caution and avoid driving through floods, adding that high tide had been due to finish at 8.50am and that crews would remain on duty throughout the day.

Looking ahead, forecasters say conditions will gradually improve on Sunday morning as winds swing westerly, but further spells of rain are expected into next week.

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