Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 22 February 2025 04:55
TODAY - Saturday 22nd February
Today will be a bright day with good sunshine and some passing showers, these mainly affecting the western half of the country and Ulster. Eastern parts of Munster and Leinster will stay mainly dry. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with light to moderate southwest winds.
TONIGHT
Tonight will start off mainly dry. Rain will develop in the west around midnight and will spread eastwards to all areas overnight. It will be heaviest in western areas with spot flooding possible. It will become very windy also with southerly winds increasing strong to gale force. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees,
TOMORROW - Sunday 23rd February
Sunday morning will be wet and windy with widespread rain, heavy in many areas with some spot flooding. Rain will gradually clear eastwards through the late morning and afternoon with scattered blustery showers following, some heavy with isolated thunderstorms possible. Winds will become fresh to strong, gusty southwesterly as rain clears. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: Unsettled with rain or showers at times. Temperatures around average for late February.
Sunday night will bring clear spells and scattered showers, the showers heaviest and most frequent in the west with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with fresh southwest winds, easing a little overnight.
Monday will be a fresh and blustery day with sunny spells and showers, some heavy with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible. Maximum temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwest winds. Scattered showers will continue on Monday night, some of them heavy with hail and thunder possible. There'll be some dry and clear intervals too. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
Tuesday: Tuesday will be another day of sunshine and showers. The showers will be mainly in the west at first, but they'll spread elsewhere as the day goes on and some will be heavy with a chance of hail. Highest temperatures will range 7 to 9 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, and gusty westerly winds. Tuesday night will be cold and mainly dry as showers mostly die out. It will be cold with frost developing. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees.
Early on Wednesday morning, rain will develop in the west and will spread eastwards across the country. It will be heavy in places with spot flooding. It will clear slowly through the evening and night. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with fresh to strong southerly winds, which will become northwesterly and ease as rain clears.
Thursday will be a brighter day with sunny spells and a few showers. Highest temperatures of 8 or 9 degrees with light to moderate north to northwest breezes.
At the moment it looks like Friday will be mainly dry, but that rain will spread eastwards through Friday night and Saturday.
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.