National Forecast
Issued at: 23 April 2024 17:04
TODAY - Tuesday 23rd April
Dry this evening with plenty of sunshine for most, though it'll be a bit cloudier in parts of the west and also in the northeast. Winds will be mostly moderate north or northwesterly.
TONIGHT
Tonight will be mostly dry with long clear spells. There's just the just the chance of a few isolated light showers in the west. Rather cold with lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, with perhaps a touch of grass frost. Some patches of mist and fog will form with winds decreasing mostly light and variable.
TOMORROW - Wednesday 24th April
Tomorrow, Wednesday will be another dry day for most with a mix of cloud and some sunshine. A few light showers may develop, but they'll be isolated. Highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees, mildest in the south, in a light to moderate northerly breeze.
National Outlook
High pressure slips away, with the weather becoming unsettled and changeable, with some rain or showers at times. Turning cooler too.
Wednesday Night: Staying mainly dry on Wednesday night. There'll be some clear spells, especially in the midlands and east, though its likely to turn cloudier in the north and also in the west. There'll be some well scattered showers, mainly in the north. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees, coldest in the midlands and east in mostly light breezes. There's just the chance of a isolated mist patches.
Thursday: Mainly dry to begin with some bright or sunny spells and a few showers, but with cloud increasing and with showery outbreaks of rain gradually extending from the west through the day. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate variable breezes, though with freshening northwest winds in some western and southwestern coastal parts.
Thursday Night: Some clear spells developing in northern parts, but most places will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees in light to moderate variable winds.
Friday: There'll be further outbreaks of rain on Friday too, especially across Munster and south Leinster, but a clearance to sunshine and well scattered showers will push down from the north to most parts through the day. Highest temperatures a cooler 8 to 11 degrees in a light to moderate northeasterly breeze.
Friday night: It looks like rain will clear southwards on Friday night with clear spells and isolated showers to follow. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees in light to moderate northerly winds.
There's some uncertainty for the weekend, but at the moment it looks like we'll have a mix of sunshine and a scattering of showers on Saturday and Sunday. There is the chance though of more persistent rain moving in from the east on Saturday night and into Sunday. Fairly cool with highest afternoon temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.
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.