National Forecast
Issued at: 25 March 2026 08:30
TODAY - Wednesday 25th March
Cool and blustery today with sunny spells and scattered heavy showers, bringing the chance of hail with the odd wintry fall on higher ground. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees but feeling colder due to the added wind chill factor of mostly fresh and gusty west to northwest winds. The wind and showers will begin to ease towards the evening.
TONIGHT
Becoming largely dry early tonight as isolated showers die out and westerly winds ease mostly light. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +5 degrees, coldest across Ulster and Leinster, with frost and icy patches in places. It will turn cloudier across western areas towards morning as patchy drizzle and mist develops.
TOMORROW - Thursday 26th March
Sunny spells for a time tomorrow, especially in the east, but becoming mostly cloudy from the west with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle following. Some hill, mist and coastal fog too. However, parts of the south and east will stay largely dry with just patchy drizzle. During the evening, more persistent rain will develop in the northwest. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds, freshening at times for Atlantic coasts from the afternoon.
National Outlook
Outlook: Early rain on Friday will give way to sunshine and scattered showers, generally dry on Saturday, with a wet day following on Sunday.
Thursday night: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Hill, mist and coastal fog will occur too. A clearance will set in across northwest counties towards morning though. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in moderate west to southwest winds.
Friday: Generally wet to begin. However, sunny spells and well-scattered showers will extend to remaining areas into the afternoon. Breezy with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees.
Friday night: Most areas will be dry and clear, outside of a few well scattered showers with isolated wintry showers. Cold with some frost and ice. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees in a moderate north-west breeze.
Saturday: Bright and breezy with sunshine and scattered showers. The showers will fade away across west and southwest areas through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in a rather brisk north-west wind, making it feel quite cool.
Saturday night: Cold and clear early on with some frost and ice. Turning wet and breezy later.
Sunday: Starting out wet and rather windy. While the rain will give way to more showery conditions later, it will remain fairly blustery with strong and gusty southwest winds veering westerly later.
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.