National Forecast
Issued at: 10 January 2026 10:46
TODAY - Saturday 10th January
Dry with bright spells for many, with any showers mainly confined to Ulster. Cloud will build from the west with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle following through the afternoon and evening. It will stay dry for many eastern parts for daylight hours. Highest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees, coldest in the northeast, with the higher temperatures in the southwest. Winds will be light southwesterly or variable, becoming south to southeast later and freshening a little further west.
TONIGHT
Cloudy tonight with outbreaks of rain and drizzle along with some hill and coastal mist and fog. It'll become rather windy with southerly winds increasing fresh to strong and occasionally gusty. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees in the north and east initially, but between 6 and 9 degrees elsewhere, with those less cold conditions extending to all areas overnight.
TOMORROW - Sunday 11th January
Sunday will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle at times, along with some hill and coastal mist and fog. Some drier spells will develop in parts, especially during the morning, before more rain moves up from the south through the afternoon, becoming heavy at times. A clearance will start to extend from the southwest and west in the evening. Southerly winds will decrease moderate to fresh in the morning, before it becomes windy again through the afternoon and evening, with south to southwest winds increasing strong and gusty and reaching near gale to gale force in Atlantic coastal areas. Much milder than recently with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: An Atlantic mobile regime will be in place for the week ahead with changeable and often unsettled weather. Low pressure will dominate, bringing spells of wet and at times blustery conditions, but with some shorter drier spells and lighter winds. Mean air temperatures will have recovered and will be around average overall for the time of year.
Sunday night: Continuing windy into Sunday night, though the winds will tend to ease, becoming moderate to fresh southwesterly. Rain will clear northeastwards early in the night, with clear spells and scattered showers following. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
Monday: Monday will bring a mix of sunshine and while there'll be good dry spells, there'll be some showers around too. Later in the day, it looks like a spell of rain will start to move up from the south. Breezy with moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty southwesterly winds, easing mostly moderate in the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees.
Monday night: Rain will become fairly widespread on Monday night, turning heavy at times. There'll be hill and coastal mist and fog too. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with light or moderate variable winds.
Tuesday: While there's some uncertainty, it looks like Tuesday will bring further spells of rain or showers, heavy at times. There'll be some mist and fog in parts for a time too. It'll probably become drier later with perhaps a few bright spells. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with light to moderate variable winds, becoming moderate to fresh north to northwesterly.
Tuesday night: Any lingering rain or showers will clear early on Tuesday night, to leave a mainly dry night with clear spells. Wind will ease light to moderate westerly allowing temperatures to drop to between 0 and 4 or 5 degrees, with some frost and icy patches possible especially further to the east. A few isolated mist and fog patches are likely too.
Wednesday: Dry for a time on Wednesday with some sunny spells, but it'll become cloudy with rain and drizzle spreading from the west through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 or 11 degrees with freshening southerly winds.
Wednesday night: The rain will clear eastwards early on Wednesday night with clear spells to follow and some scattered showers. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees with south to southwest winds easing light to moderate.
Further outlook: It'll continue changeable and unsettled for the rest of next week and weekend.
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.