National Forecast
Issued at: 18 April 2026 08:30
TODAY - Saturday 18th April
Sunny spells and scattered showers today. Showers will die out in the west during the afternoon and continue in the east for much of the evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees generally, possibly reaching 14 or 15 degrees in parts of the east, with light to moderate west to northwest breezes.
TONIGHT
Tonight will be cold and largely dry with clear spells and just isolated showers in the north. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with light variable breezes.
TOMORROW - Sunday 19th April
Mainly dry tomorrow, with bright or sunny spells and perhaps a few isolated light showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with light east to northeast breezes. It will be coolest in the east and warmest in the southwest.
National Outlook
Overview: Mostly dry and settled with high pressure dominating and just a few showers at times.
Sunday night: Mostly dry with long clear spells. A few light showers may occur. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees generally in light easterly or variable breezes. A few mist or fog patches may form.
Monday: Sunny spells and predominately dry with just a few showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 or 15 degrees, mildest in the southwest, in light, occasionally moderate northeasterly breezes.
Monday night: Staying mostly dry with long clear spells. Isolated showers will occur, especially for eastern coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees in light, occasionally moderate, east or northeast breezes.
Tuesday: Sunny spells and well scattered showers. It will turn cloudier in the south and southwest later. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds developing for a time.
Tuesday night: Generally dry and clear. Cloudier though in the southwest. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 or 8 degrees in mostly moderate easterly winds, fresher near coasts.
Wednesday: Dry and sunny to start. It will turn cloudier over much of Munster and Connacht through the day with isolated showers possible. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 or 16 degrees in moderate to fresh easterly winds.
Thursday: Dry and sunny with just the chance of the odd stray shower. Highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees, warmest in the west, in moderate to fresh east or southeast winds, easing later.
Further Outlook: Continuing mostly dry for Friday and next weekend with high pressure dominating. Temperatures widely reaching the mid to high teens.
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.