Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 27 April 2024 04:59
TODAY - Saturday 27th April
A cold start with any frost and mist patches clearing quickly to leave a bright day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. The odd heavy downpour is possible across the west and north with a small chance of hail. Maximum temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in a generally moderate northeasterly breeze.
TONIGHT
Any showers will die out early on Saturday night to leave it dry and mostly clear. A cold night for late April with a touch of frost likely along with some mist or fog patches. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees in light northerly or variable breezes.
TOMORROW - Sunday 28th April
Another cold start on Sunday but with plenty of morning sunshine. Showers will develop during the day, some turning heavy and prolonged in the west and southwest. Highest temperatures ranging from 10 to 13 degrees with a moderate southwest to west breeze developing.
National Outlook
Overview: The final days of April will remain cool and unsettled with showers or rain at times.
Saturday night: Any showers dying out and becoming mainly dry and chilly on Saturday night with clear spells in a light northwest or variable breeze. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees with some grass frost forming where its coolest in the north.
Sunday: Sunny spells and scattered showers feeding in from the west through the day. Cloud will build from the Atlantic towards evening. Fairly cool again with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with light northwest to west winds.
Sunday night: Scattered showers easing for time with cloud continuing to increase from the Atlantic overnight. Outbreaks of rain developing in the west and spreading eastwards overnight. Some locally heavy falls on higher ground in the west and southwest. Light to moderate winds backing southerly with lowest air temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees. Occasional mist.
Monday: A wet and cloudy day Monday. Widespread outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, will spread across the whole country through the morning. Showers will follow the clearance in the west through the evening. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees. Mainly moderate southerly winds will ease light and veer westerly following the clearance of the rain.
Monday night: Rain will clear eastwards through the night but will linger on eastern coasts. Scattered showers elsewhere with some clearer spells. Mist and fog patches possible also. Lowest air temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees. Light southerly winds.
Tuesday: Current indications suggest another wet day Tuesday with further spells of rain, heavy at times in the south. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with light to moderate west to southwest winds.
Overview: Continuing unsettled through the week but turning milder.
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.