Connacht
Issued at: 23 January 2025 17:10
TODAY - Thursday 23rd January
Cloudy for the rest of today with isolated showers dying out. Light to moderate southwest winds will back southeast and strengthen this evening as Storm Eowyn approaches, bringing rain to some parts.
TONIGHT
Tonight, Storm Eowyn will bring severe or extreme southeasterly winds, with destructive and damaging gusts. These southeast winds will veer southwest overnight and violent storm force winds will develop along parts of the west coast. Impacts will be severe with power outages and significant disruption due to falling trees and structural damage. Wave overtopping and flooding in low lying coastal areas is possible. Rain will become widespread and locally heavy, turning to sleet and snow for a time in places. Cold initially with lows of zero to 4 Celsius but temperatures will rise through the night, reaching 9 to 11 Celsius for time.
Solar UV Index
Low
TOMORROW - Friday 24th January
Tomorrow, Friday, Storm Eowyn will bring severe or extreme southwest to west winds, with destructive and damaging gusts. Winds will reach violent storm force for a time near coasts. Impacts will be severe with power outages and significant disruption due to falling trees and structural damage. Wave overtopping and flooding in low lying coastal areas is possible. Rain, persistent at times, will give way to scattered squally showers by midday. Afternoon highs of 5 to 8 Celsius but feeling much colder due to wind-chill. The winds will steadily ease through the afternoon and evening.
National Outlook
Winds will continue to ease and will become light to moderate Friday night. A cold night with clear spells and scattered showers, some of sleet and snow. Lowest temperatures of zero to plus 2 degrees with some frost possible towards dawn on Saturday.
A cold and frosty start on Saturday with sunny spells and isolated showers, showers will become widespread and frequent during the afternoon, some of sleet and snow. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Cold and frosty on Saturday night with lowest temperatures of minus 2 to plus 2 degrees.
Sunday will be wet and windy as rain spreading northeastwards over the country turns heavy and persistent, clearing to showers later. Highest temperatures 6 to 9 degrees in strong and gusty south to southeast winds with gales at the coast.
On Monday showers of sleet and snow will be widespread and it will feel very cold as a strong southerly wind becomes fresh to strong southwest. Afternoon temperatures 7 to 9 degrees.
The further outlook to the middle of next week is for showers at times with mainly westerly winds and temperatures around normal for the time of year.
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.