21 December 2024 17:49

Today - Saturday 21st December

Windy this evening with further scattered blustery showers. Fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds will reach gale force along Atlantic coasts.

Tonight - Saturday 21st December

Continuing windy tonight with showers becoming widespread overnight, some heavy and falling as mix of rain, hail, sleet and snow, the snow mainly in the north and northeast of the country and over hills and mountains also. Lowest temperatures 0 to 4 degrees. Fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds veering northwesterly overnight, with gales along coasts and strong gales along Atlantic coasts.

Tomorrow - Sunday 22nd December

Windy to begin on Sunday, especially in the west and northwest at first, with the strong winds transferring eastwards through the day. Widespread blustery showers, some heavy with a mix of rain, hail, sleet and possibly some snow in the morning will turn mostly to rain and hail by the afternoon and become confined to the west and north of the country. Fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly winds will reach gale or strong gale force on western and northern coasts. Winds will gradually ease from the west through the afternoon and evening. Afternoon highs of 5 to 8 degrees.

Outlook

On Sunday night showers will gradually become isolated and there'll be clear spells for a time. Cloud will increase from the west overnight with rain and drizzle developing there by morning. Lowest temperatures 2 to 5 degrees with northwest winds easing and veering westerly.

On Monday light rain or drizzle will spread eastwards through the morning and continue for the rest of the day. Light to moderate southerly winds will bring a change in temperature, with temperatures slowly rising to reach 10 to 13 degrees in the afternoon.

Then Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day will all be mostly cloudy and apart from some light rain or drizzle at times it'll be mostly dry. Day time temperatures will reach 11 or 12 degrees with little or no change in temperature through the night.