National Forecast
Issued at: 03 October 2025 08:13
TODAY - Friday 3rd October
Storm Amy will bring heavy rain and very windy or stormy conditions today. Strong to gale force south to southwest winds, will veer westerly, along with severe and damaging gusts. Winds will increase to storm or violent storm force in western and northwestern coastal areas at times during the afternoon and evening. This morning will see rain from the southwest extend across the country, heavy spells at times, possibly causing spot flooding. That rain will gradually clear eastwards through the afternoon, followed by scattered showers and some brighter breaks. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
TONIGHT
Windy with widespread heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Strong to near gale force west to southwest winds will affect the country with gales on northern and western coasts. Cooler with lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
TOMORROW - Saturday 4th October
Saturday will be wet and windy with strong and gusty westerly winds. A band of heavy showery rain will move down from the north across the country. The afternoon will gradually become drier with just well scattered showers and some sunny spells developing at times too. Cooler with highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: Turning cooler with unsettled continuing into next week.
Saturday night: Cloudy with isolated showers, most frequent in the north. Dry elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate westerly winds.
Sunday: Generally cloudy and blustery on Sunday with well scattered light showers. More persistent rain will push in along northwestern and northern coastal counties through the evening. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees. Moderate occasionally fresh west to southwest winds.
Sunday night: Cloudy with isolated showers, mostly confined to the north and northwest. Dry elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong along western Atlantic coasts.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain in Atlantic coastal counties spreading eastwards during the afternoon and evening. Some brighter intervals for southern counties though, where it will remain largely dry. Feeling milder again with highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong near the Atlantic coasts.
Tuesday: A showery band of rain, persistent at times, with heavy falls in the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees. Moderate to fresh southerly winds, strong along west Atlantic coasts.
Wednesday: Dry and bright for most with cloudier conditions to start in the south and southeast. Scattered showers will develop throughout the day, driest in the east. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees. Mostly moderate northwesterly winds.
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.