Met Èireann has released its monthly forecast for February and while people can look forward to some warmer weather after a bitter winter, there is one major blip in store for the shortest month of the year.
On the last day of every month, the national forecaster issues a look at the coming weeks offering people an insight into weather patterns in the time ahead to allow them to organise any activities.
However, Met Èireann has warned that these monthly forecasts, although insightful, should not be used for specific planning purposes as they have generally low skill compared with the 10-day forecast.