National Forecast

Issued at: 24 April 2024 14:26

TODAY - Wednesday 24th April

Continuing dry for most today with sunny spells and just a few light showers in the east. Highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees, mildest in the south, in a light to moderate northerly breeze.

TONIGHT

Tonight will be generally dry under broken cloud with just a few showers across the north and northwest. Chilly with lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees, coldest where clear breaks persist. A few mist patches too with light variable breezes.

TOMORROW - Thursday 25th April

Scattered showers in the north and northwest early on Thursday with a few sunny spells elsewhere. Becoming cloudier everywhere through the day with some showery outbreaks of rain developing, turning heavy across the southwest. However, some late sunshine will develop across Ulster. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees in light to moderate northerly or variable breezes, coolest across northern and eastern fringes.

National Outlook

OUTLOOK: Cooler for the rest of the week with some showery outbreaks of rain.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Cool and clear in northern parts with showery outbreaks of rain elsewhere. Some mist and fog patches too. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 6 degrees in light to moderate variable winds.

FRIDAY: Some bright or sunny spells but overall cloudy with well scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in a light to moderate northeasterly breeze.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Any showers will soon die away with long clear spells following. Some frost will set in. Cold with lowest temperatures of -1 to 3 degrees in light northerly breezes.

THIS WEEKEND: Current indications suggest both days will bring a mix of sunny spells and scattered April showers with the likelihood of more general falls of rain moving in off the Atlantic on Sunday. Much of the south and southeast may stay fully dry however. Fairly cool with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees. Northerly winds will likely veer westerly.