Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 22 December 2025 07:27
TODAY - Monday 22nd December
Cloudy for most today with patchy rain and drizzle moving westwards. Overnight mist and fog will be slow to clear, lingering for much of the day in places, mainly in the west and midlands. It'll become drier across much of the eastern half of the country through the afternoon, with a few bright or sunny spells developing. The clearance will extend further to the west later. Highest temperatures of 6 to 11 degrees, coolest in Munster, in mostly light easterly or variable breezes, moderate at times along eastern and southern coasts.
TONIGHT
Staying generally cloudy tonight with outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the northwest gradually clearing northwestwards early on. Clear spells will develop elsewhere with scattered patches of light rain and drizzle, along with some showers feeding in from the south and southeast. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees, coldest in parts of the southwest and midlands, with patches of mist and fog forming in mostly light easterly breezes.
TOMORROW - Tuesday 23rd December
A mostly cloudy day tomorrow, Tuesday, and largely dry with just some patchy light rain and drizzle at times. Overnight mist and fog will be slow to clear in the morning with limited bright spells developing through the day. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in light northeasterly breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure is building bringing drier and more settled weather.
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy and dry with just isolated patches of light rain or drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in light, occasionally moderate, northeasterly breezes with isolated patches of mist and fog possibly forming.
Christmas Eve (Wednesday): Cloudy and dry for most with a few light showers or spots of drizzle, and just limited bright spells developing. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with light to moderate easterly winds, fresh at times near exposed coasts.
Christmas Eve (Wednesday) night: Largely dry with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees in light, occasionally moderate, easterly breezes with frost likely to form.
Christmas Day (Thursday): Dry for most with sunny spells and just a few spots of light rain and drizzle possible. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with light to moderate easterly breezes, fresher at times near eastern and southern coasts.
St. Stephen's Day (Friday): Another largely dry day with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with light, occasionally moderate, northeasterly breezes.
Further outlook: High pressure will continue to dominate for the weekend with mostly dry conditions and highest daytime temperatures generally ranging between 4 and 8 degrees.
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.