National Forecast
Issued at: 15 April 2026 17:00
TODAY - Wednesday 15th April
A mix of bright spells and scattered showers this evening. Some of the showers will be heavy or prolonged and thundery too. Some hail and spot flooding is also possible. Southwesterly winds will generally be moderate to fresh but stronger near southern and western coasts.
TONIGHT
A mix of clear spells and showers, the heaviest and most prolonged of which will be in Connacht and Ulster. The showers will ease through the night and become more isolated, leaving mostly dry conditions by morning. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
TOMORROW - Thursday 16th April
Starting off mostly dry with sunny spells and just isolated showers. However, cloud will spread northeastwards across the country from the southwest through the morning and afternoon, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle following. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, with light to moderate southwesterly winds, backing southeasterly and freshening through the day.
National Outlook
Overview: Low pressure dominates with rain and showers at first and rather breezy at times. Becoming more settled through the weekend.
Thursday night: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, south to southeast winds.
Friday: Cloud and rain will clear eastwards early on with sunny spells and scattered showers following. Some of the showers will be heavy and thundery, possibly merging to longer spells of rain at times through the day. Breezy too with fresh and gusty southwest winds developing, and highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.
Friday night: Scattered showers will become confined to the northwest with clear spells and a largely dry night elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in light to moderate southwest to west breezes.
Saturday: Spells of sunshine and well scattered showers, becoming more isolated later in the day. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes.
Sunday: Mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud and sunshine and the odd light shower. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in mostly light southeasterly or variable breezes.
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.