Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 21 February 2026 13:30
TODAY - Saturday 21st February
This afternoon will be mostly cloudy and misty with rain and drizzle in all areas. Rain will be heavy at times in places. Mild and breezy with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees and moderate to fresh south to southwest winds.
TONIGHT
Rain for a time early tonight. It will gradually clear eastwards by midnight. Clear spells will follow from the west. Showers will develop in Ulster and Connacht overnight. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with mostly moderate southwesterly winds.
TOMORROW - Sunday 22nd February
Sunday will be breezy with sunny spells and scattered showers extending from the west and north becoming widespread in the afternoon. Some will be heavy with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm, especially in the Connacht and Ulster. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, with moderate to fresh, gusty southwesterly winds.
National Outlook
Overview: Atlantic low pressure continuing to dominate, bringing mixed conditions with periods of rain and drizzle, showers, and sunny spells. It will be breezy at times too. Mild with temperatures above average for the time of year.
Sunday night: Clear spells with showers, scattered in the west and north but more isolated elsewhere. Breezy with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
Monday: Starting off mostly dry, cloud will thicken across the country from the southwest through the morning. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will follow, clearing northwards through the day with drier conditions following. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Monday night: A cloudy night, it will be mostly dry apart from a few patches of light rain or drizzle. However, more persistent rain will arrive into the west towards morning. Quite mild with lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees, with moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Tuesday: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading eastwards across the country. Current indications are that the rain will be heaviest and most persistent in the southwest and south. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, with moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Wednesday: A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy and with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, with light to moderate southerly winds, veering southwesterly.
Further outlook: Continuing unsettled and mixed. Possibly turning cooler later in the week and towards the weekend.
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.