National Forecast
Issued at: 24 January 2026 08:00
TODAY - Saturday 24th January
Generally dull, wet and breezy today with outbreaks of rain, on and off through the day. The rain will be heavy at times, especially this morning and again this evening, with localised flooding possible later across some eastern counties. The best of any longer drier spells will be in the north. Cool with highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh easterly winds.
Some mist and fog will develop in the southwest later as winds decrease light variable here.
TONIGHT
Wet and breezy across many areas for a time tonight with moderate to fresh cyclonic variable winds. Some drier spells will develop across the southern half of the country with winds easing mostly light, allowing possible patches of mist and fog to form.
Some frost and ice where skies clear also. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees generally, colder in the southwest under the best of the clear spells with lowest temperatures here of 0 to 3 degrees.
TOMORROW - Sunday 25th January
Dull or misty to begin on Sunday with scattered falls of rain, mainly for Ulster and Leinster. Becoming drier into the afternoon but remaining fairly cloudy. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees, in a light to moderate easterly or variable wind, that bit breezier for Ulster to begin.
National Outlook
Overview: Successive areas of low pressure will bring a continuation of the unsettled weather.
Cold and breezy with further bands of heavy rain, possibly turning wintry in places.
Sunday night: Some early frost for southwest counties under clearer spells. Cloudier and breezier elsewhere with scattered falls of rain or drizzle, mainly for eastern and southern fringes. Cloud will thicken overnight as heavier rain pushes into Munster and west Connacht towards morning.
Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees.
Monday: Dull, wet and breezy with rain across west and south-west counties will quickly extend nationwide. The rain, heavy at times, will persist into the afternoon, before beginning to clear into the Irish Sea during the evening. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in mostly fresh, occasionally gusty southeast winds.
Monday night: Lingering heavy persistent rain, locally wintry, across east and northeast counties, will eventually give way to a dry, calm and clear night right across the country.
Cold with widespread frost and ice.
Lowest temperatures of -2 to + 1 degrees.
Tuesday: A cold morning with frost and ice, but with some sunshine further west.
Wet and windy weather will feed into eastern counties during the morning, becoming widespread by early afternoon.
The rain will likely turn heavy and possibly wintry but with snow mainly for higher ground.
A raw day with highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, and feeling colder owing to very brisk easterly or cyclonic variable winds.
Tuesday night: Further outbreaks of wintry rain will occur with any snow, mainly for higher ground. Lowest temperatures of -1 to + 2 degrees in a moderating northeast or variable breeze.
Wednesday: A cold day with scattered outbreaks of rain, clearing northwards through the day, with longer drier spells developing across the southern half of the country.
Winds, variable in direction, will be lighter than previous days. However, some areas of mist and fog will occur as a result too. Highest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees.
Further outlook: A mobile Atlantic flow will bring little let-up to the unsettled weather.
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.