Temperatures will fluctuate next week into the opening week or two of March as successive low pressure systems draw in a polar maritime airmass.
This mild to cool to mild Atlantic zonal setup is a familiar weather pattern for Ireland in late winter.
The unsettled weather conditions will continue into next week and for much of the opening half of February with low pressure systems passing to the north of Ireland and higher pressure to the south.
Winds will generally be moderate to fresh westerly. The weather will rotate between colder showery periods and periods of rain and wind.
With soil conditions at saturation point for well to moderately drained soils and poorly drained soils currently waterlogged, it is likely that rainfall warnings will be issued as we close out February and head into the beginning the meteorological spring.