Met Éireann: Temperatures To Fall Below -3C Tonight Ahead Of 'Unsettled' Weekend

Temperatures are to drop below freezing across Ireland tonight and tomorrow evening ahead of an "unsettled" weekend of weather, according to Met Éireann.

It has been reported that this weather will also seep into next week, with persistent rainfall also expected due to low pressure, leaving "frequent showers" and "above average" rainfall, especially in the west.

This comes after the national forecaster had issued a Status Yellow Fog warning for 19 counties last week.

Residual frost is expected for Thursday morning, but is to be largely dry and bright during the day, with temperatures ranging between 6 and 9 degrees. Thursday night is to be cold, with temperatures falling to -3C, but remaining mostly dry.

Friday will also remain dry, but chilly, with the morning to be sunny, and temperatures to stay between 5 and 9c during the day.

Frost is to develop in the midlands and east, with temperatures dropping to below -1 and 4 degrees.

Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday is to remain dry with temperatures increasing to between 8 and 11 degrees, with rain expected in the west, before spreading around the country by the evening. Temperatures are to drop to between 6 and 8C at night.

Sunday is to see the worst of the rain, which is also forecasted for "all areas" with temperatures between 6 and 9 degrees in the northern half and 9 and 12 degrees in the south. Rain will move eastwards through Sunday night, and temperatures are to drop to between 1 and 5 degrees.

Today will start off cold and mainly dry with frost in some areas🥶

Any frost will clear to give a cool, bright day with good sunny spells 🌤️

A few isolated showers will affect the north and northwest 🌦️

Highs of 6 to 9°C🌡️ with light to moderate northerly breezes. https://t.co/wr7wZaI7Cj

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 12, 2026

Met Éireann have said that next week is to bring wet spells are set to be consistent with low pressure expected from Tuesday.