Issued at: 24 March 2026 05:30
A dull and breezy day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Rain will clear to showers and bright spells during the evening. Becoming windier through the day with moderate southwest winds increasing fresh and gusty. Highest temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees.
Blustery tonight with widespread showers in fresh and gusty westerly winds. Some showers will fall as hail or sleet with snow possible on high ground. Lowest temperatures of 1 or 2 degrees with frost and icy patches possible.
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A cool and blustery day tomorrow with any lingering frost and icy patches clearing through the morning. A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers will feed down from the northwest through the day, with further wintry showers possible over high ground. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in fresh northwesterly winds.
Overview: Mixed conditions to end the week with rain on Thursday and Thursday night giving way to brighter, showery conditions on Friday and Saturday. Isolated wintry showers are possible.
Wednesday night: Becoming largely dry early on Wednesday night with long clear spells and isolated showers. It will turn cloudier in the west and north towards morning. Moderate to fresh northwest winds will quickly ease light variable. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees, with frost and icy patches developing.
Thursday: Cloud will thicken from the west early on Thursday with patchy light rain and drizzle spreading southeastwards across the country through the day. The rain will turn more persistent in the west and northwest later in the evening. Highest afternoon temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light southwesterly winds increasing moderate to fresh through the day.
Thursday night: Cloudy with more persistent rain spreading from the northwest overnight. A clearance to isolated showers will move into the northwest by morning. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in moderate west to southwest winds.
Friday: Rain will clear to the southeast early on Friday morning with sunny spells and isolated showers following from the northwest. Some showers may turn to hail or sleet later. Breezy with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees.
Saturday: A bright and blustery day with sunny spells and scattered showers. The odd wintry shower is possible in mountainous areas. The showers will die out through the evening. Moderate westerly winds will increase fresh northwesterly through the day with highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
Further outlook: Remaining mixed for Sunday and early next week with occasional outbreaks of rain, though long dry spells will occur also.

Temperature circle (°C): maximum and minimum temperature forecast for each day. Wind symbol (km/h): arrow points in the direction the wind is blowing. The weather and wind icons: for the time of maximum temperature and minimum temperature.