The week ahead will see largely cold and breezy weather, with wintry conditions locally, according to Met Éireann.

Today (Monday, February 10) will be cold, dull and breezy. Patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle will occur, especially across eastern counties, turning wintry over the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains later.

Highest temperatures today will be 4° to 7° with an added wind chill factor, owing to a rather brisk east to northeast wind.

Tonight will be cold with frost and ice setting in where skies clear. Patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle will persist, especially across eastern and southern areas with the chance of the odd hail or sleet shower too.

Lowest temperatures will be -1° to +3° in a mostly light northeasterly breeze.

There will be some bright or sunny spells at first tomorrow (Tuesday, February 11), with any frost and ice clearing. However, it will be mostly cloudy, with patchy falls of rain and drizzle, especially across east and southeast counties with just minimal amounts elsewhere.

Later tomorrow, more general rain will arrive into southwest counties, possibly turning wintry over higher ground after dark. It will also be rather cold, with highest temperatures of 5° to 7° in a light to moderate easterly breeze.

Tomorrow night will be cloudy with some scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures will be 1° to 5°, coldest further west, all in a mostly moderate easterly breeze.

Wednesday (February 12) will be a cold, dull and breezy day with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, and some wintry falls locally. Highest temperatures should be 4° to 8° in a fresh southeast breeze, coldest away from southwest counties.

It will be a cold night on Wednesday night with further scattered falls of rain and drizzle, driest across eastern areas. However, extensive cloud cover should diminish the potential of a significant frost. Lowest temperatures of 1° to 5° are expected in a moderate southeast breeze.

Thursday (February 13) is set to be cold and breezy again, with persistent rain across southwest areas, very gradually extending northeastwards through the day, with the chance of some embedded wintry falls later. Much of Ulster will, however, stay dry for daylight hours.

Highest temperatures on Thursday are expected to be 4° to 9°, in a brisk southeast wind, with the coldest conditions away from Munster. Cold, wet and breezy weather will continue into the overnight hours.

Friday (February 14) will see more cold, wet and breezy weather, with the potential for spot flooding across southern and eastern areas. However, some sunny spells may break through across west and southwest counties.

Highest temperatures should be 5° to 7° generally but milder across Munster, with highs of 7° to 11° there. Brisk southeast winds will persist.