National Forecast
Issued at: 16 December 2025 16:43
TODAY - Tuesday 16th December
Cold and mostly dry this evening with light southwesterly breezes. A few stray showers will continue for Atlantic coastal counties.
TONIGHT
Early tonight will be dry and cold with clear spells and lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with some frost for a time. Cloud will build from the west before midnight with outbreaks of rain gradually spreading eastwards over the country. Becoming milder and breezier overnight with southerly winds increasing fresh to strong and gusty.
TOMORROW - Wednesday 17th December
Tomorrow morning will start blustery with widespread outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy in places. Bright spells and scattered showers will develop for most areas through the morning and early afternoon. However, rain and drizzle will linger in parts of the south and east until after dark. Fresh to strong southerly winds will ease moderate behind the rain. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: the weather will continue unsettled with spells of rain, showers and strong winds at times.
Wednesday night: Showers will become less frequent through the night, with dry conditions developing for most. Cloud will increase in the west overnight with rain developing in western areas by morning. Some clear spells too. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds becoming southerly overnight.
Thursday will be a wet day with rain spreading eastwards to all areas in the morning and becoming heavy at times. It will gradually clear through the afternoon and early evening with scattered showers following from the west through the evening and night, some of which will be heavy or of hail. Highest afternoon temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will veer southwesterly and increase fresh to strong.
Friday will be a bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers, mainly in western counties. Highest afternoon temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. On Friday night, wet and windy weather will spread eastwards across the country.
On Saturday morning, rain will clear eastwards. Sunshine and showers will follow from the west with blustery southwest winds. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees. There'll be further showers or longer spells of rain through the rest of Saturday and Saturday night.
Sunday will be a cold and showery day with some heavy showers of rain or hail.
The weather will continue unsettled next week.
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.