National Forecast
Issued at: 20 November 2025 10:31
TODAY - Thursday 20th November
Today will be cold with sunny spells and scattered showers, becoming isolated later. Most of the showers will be in the north and west and some will be wintry. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees in a light to moderate northwesterly breeze.
TONIGHT
Tonight will be cold with widespread frost and some icy stretches. Most areas will be dry and clear but there will be isolated wintry showers in the northwest. Lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees, possibly lower locally, with light and variable winds.
TOMORROW - Friday 21st November
Tomorrow morning will be cold with widespread frost and some icy stretches. After a dry and sunny start, cloud will build across the west and patchy light rain or drizzle will develop here. Cloud and rain will spread eastwards across the country through the afternoon, reaching the east coast during the evening, and it will become breezy. The rain will turn heavy at times in the west. Highest afternoon temperatures of 3 to 9 degrees, coldest in the north and east, with light to moderate southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh and gusty.
National Outlook
Overview: Turning more unsettled with spells of rain at times but a milder airmass returning for Friday and the weekend.
Friday Night: Rather cloudy then Friday evening with a freshening southwesterly breeze. Rain and drizzle along Atlantic coastal counites will gradually spread through the country overnight. The rain will be heavy at times too particularly in the west. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees.
Saturday: Wet, cloudy and unsettled to start with rain slowly clearing to the east by late morning. There will be a good deal of dry weather developing for the afternoon however it will remain overcast. Showers which could be heavy at times will push in across Munster and South Leinster during the afternoon before moving further north later. Light winds will become more moderate later with highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
Saturday Night: Another wet and overcast night with showers moving up along the east of the country which again could be heavy at times. Outbreaks of rain elsewhere with northwesterly breezes. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.
Sunday: Rain will gradually clear away during the morning but it will remain rather cloudy. Northwesterly breezes will ease too with some sunny spells developing mainly across the south of the country during the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
Sunday Night: A few dry interludes but generally cloudy with a few lingering patches of rain over Connacht and Ulster. More cloud will build later in the night ahead of another band of rain moving in from the south overnight. Winds will ease overnight with temperatures falling to 0 to 4 degrees so a touch of frost is possible.
Further Outlook: Looking ahead into next week and its set to remain unsettled with spells of rain but temperatures remaining about average.
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.