Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 25 April 2025 04:56
TODAY - Friday 25th April
A wet start today with widespread rain and some mist and hill fog. The rain will slowly become confined to Leinster and Ulster through the day. Sunny spells and heavy showers will follow into Connacht and Munster, with potential for isolated thunderstorms and spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees, warmest in Connacht and Munster in light to moderate southerly winds, fresher in the east.
TONIGHT
Early tonight, any lingering rain in the east and northeast will clear and any showers will ease, leaving a mostly dry night with clear spells and isolated showers. Areas of mist and fog will develop in light southerly or variable winds. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees.
TOMORROW - Saturday 26th April
Tomorrow morning, mist and fog will slowly clear but may linger on some southern and eastern coasts through the day. Otherwise, it will be a bright day with spells of sunshine and just the odd light shower. Turning cloudier in the west and northwest later in the afternoon with patchy rain developing. Mild with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds, fresher on western coasts.
National Outlook
Overview: Some rain at first but gradually becoming more settled and milder through the rest of the weekend, with plenty of dry and bright weather for early next week.
Saturday night: Becoming cloudy overnight with outbreaks of rain across the southwest, west and north. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Sunday: Any rain will clear on Sunday morning followed by sunny spells and well scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees, but feeling a little chillier in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Sunday night: Largely dry with clear spells at first and isolated showers. Cloud will build from the west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate southerly winds
Monday: After a rather cloudy start, it will brighten up through Monday with hazy spells of sunshine developing. Dry for most but the odd light shower will occur. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees with moderate southerly winds easing light later.
Tuesday: Current indications suggest that Tuesday will be a warm and sunny day. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in light to moderate southeast winds.
Further outlook: There is a good deal of uncertainty in the forecast for the rest of next week. Nearby high pressure looks likely to bring plenty of dry weather and mild or warm conditions but some spells of rain or showers cannot be ruled out.
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.