Yellow rain and snow warning in place for eight counties as temperatures drop to -4C overnight

Met Éireann says rain turning to sleet or snow and - together with strengthening winds - will cause difficult travel conditions and poor visibility. File Picture

A status yellow rain and snow warning remains in place for eight counties following a bitterly cold night which saw temperatures plunge to -4C. 

The warning, which affects Cavan, Donegal, all of Connacht, and Longford, will remain in place until midnight on Sunday. 

Cold, dry & bright morning with widespread frost & icy patches🥶

Cloud thickening from the W this morning, rain in the afternoon, heavy in parts & sleet/wet snow falling for a time

Highs of 2 to 5C

Winds will be mostly light S, fresh to strong & gusty SE winds develop later🍃 pic.twitter.com/FbRc7LC6bd

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 14, 2026

Between now and that time, Met Éireann says rain turning to sleet or snow and - together with strengthening winds - will cause difficult travel conditions and poor visibility.

It comes as water levels in rivers and canals are being monitored in Dublin after weeks of heavy rain led to flooding in homes and roads in parts of the capital.

Dublin City Council said it was actively monitoring surface and river water levels across the city.

The council said it was working with the ESB in relation to the River Liffey, Waterways Ireland in relation to the Grand Canal, as well as Uisce Éireann.

Temperatures dipped down to -3C or -4C in many counties overnight, with sharp frost and icy conditions reported.

Though a nationwide status yellow low temperature/ice warning which had been in place since Friday night has now lifted, conditions will remain quite cold until early next week. 

National outlook

Saturday will be cold, dry and bright to start, with widespread frost and icy patches. 

Cloud will then thicken from the west through the day, with rain spreading northeastwards over the country through the afternoon and evening. This will turn heavy in parts, and fall as sleet or wet snow for a time, mainly in Connacht and Ulster.

Daytime temperatures this afternoon will reach just 2C to 5C.

Saturday night will be windy with rain in the north and east early, along with falls of sleet and snow. 

"Fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds will ease mostly light to moderate southwesterly as clear spells and scattered showers follow from the west," the forecaster said. 

Some fog patches are likely to form also. It may remain cloudier in southern parts with further outbreaks of rain as the night progresses. Lowest temperatures tonight will range from 0C to 6C, coldest in the north and northwest.

Sunday will see scattered blustery showers with some longer spells of rain likely for a time, mainly in the north and south.

Met Éireann says these showers will be heavy at times with "hail, isolated thunderstorms and spot flooding all possible". 

Later, it will turn breezy with moderate to fresh and gusty southwest to west winds developing, strong near western and southwestern coasts. The best of the sunny spells will be seen in the afternoon. Highest temperatures tomorrow will range from 6C to 10C or 11C.

Finally, more blustery showers are forecast overnight on Sunday, some of which will turn heavy and fall as hail. Lowest temperatures tomorrow night will range from 2C to 5C in moderate to fresh westerly winds, continuing strong on western and southwestern coasts.

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