Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta

Issued at: 26 March 2025 10:40

TODAY - Wednesday 26th March

Largely dry today with plenty of cloud and just limited sunny spells. Patchy drizzle and mist will develop in the afternoon and patchy light rain will move into the northwest and west in the evening. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds, fresh at times for western and northwestern coasts.

TONIGHT

Mostly cloudy tonight with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle, mainly in the west and northwest. Driest in the southeast. Some areas of mist and fog will also develop. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds, fresher in the west.

TOMORROW - Thursday 27th March

Mostly cloudy and turning breezy tomorrow. Outbreaks of light rain and drizzle in the morning with more persistent rain developing in the west and northwest in the early afternoon, gradually extending southeastwards through the rest of the day. Highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees, coolest in the northwest. Moderate to fresh southwest winds will develop, strong at times for Atlantic coasts.

National Outlook

OVERVIEW: Rain and showers at first, breezy at times too. More settled conditions developing later in the weekend and for early next week.

Thursday night: Rain over the southeastern half of the country will continue to clear away as clear spells and scattered showers follow from the northwest. Some of the showers could be heavy with hail. Moderate to fresh southwest winds, strong for Atlantic coasts, will veer west with the clearance. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees.

Friday: Cool and breezy with sunny spells and widespread showers, some heavy with a chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms. The showers will ease and become isolated through the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in fresh and gusty west to northwest winds, strong for Atlantic coasts, but easing later.

Friday night: Clear spells and isolated showers at first, mainly near Atlantic coasts. The showers will die away through the night and cloud will slowly build from the west. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in mostly light west to southwest winds.

Saturday: Largely dry at first with some bright or sunny spells. Cloud will continue to build from the west bringing outbreaks of light rain and drizzle for a time. Clearer skies and drier conditions will start to move in from the west later. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest to west winds. A mix of cloud and clear spells overnight with a few light showers. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees in mostly moderate westerly winds.

Sunday: A mix of cloud and sunny spells with well scattered light showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest winds.

Early next week: Current indication suggest high pressure will dominate for early next week bringing a good deal of dry weather. Highest temperatures generally of 12 to 15 degrees.