Leinster
Issued at: 20 November 2024 12:00
TODAY - Wednesday 20th November
It will be cold and mostly dry this afternoon with sunny spells. Frost and ice may linger in sheltered areas. Afternoon highs of 3 to 5 degrees with light northwesterly or variable winds.
TONIGHT
Very cold tonight with outbreaks of rain spreading across the southern half of the province, turning to sleet or snow in places with some accumulations possible. Elsewhere will be drier with isolated wintry showers of rain. Frost and icy stretches will develop with temperatures falling between -2 to 0 degrees with light to moderate easterly or variable winds.
Solar UV Index
Low
TOMORROW - Thursday 21st November
Very cold tomorrow with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow clearing to the south in the morning followed by sunny spells. It will remain mostly dry for the rest of the day apart from the odd wintry shower. Highs of just 1 to 3 degrees with light to moderate northwesterly winds.
National Outlook
Overview: Cold to the end of the working week with frost and icy patches, along with some falls of sleet, snow and hail. Turning milder and more unsettled this weekend with potential for a spell of wet and windy weather.
Thursday night: A cold night with widespread frost and icy stretches developing. Mostly dry with clear spells, though scattered showers of rain, sleet and snow will feed into Ulster, Connacht and Munster. Lowest temperatures of -4 to +1 degrees in moderate westerly winds.
Friday: Mostly dry with spells of sunshine and just a few wintry showers near northern and Atlantic coasts. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees in moderate southwest to west winds.
Friday night: Turning wet and windy overnight with heavy rain spreading across the country from the southwest, accompanied by strong to near gale force and gusty southeasterly winds. Some occasional falls of sleet are possible early in the night. There is a chance of localised flooding. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees but it will turn milder as the rain spreads.
Saturday: A wet and windy day with widespread and heavy rain, leading to localised flooding. Strong and gusty southerly winds. Milder with highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.
Sunday: Very windy on Sunday with strong southwesterly winds. A showery day with some heavy showers possible. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.
Further outlook: Current indications suggest it will become more settled in the early days of next week with drier conditions developing and winds easing.
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.