National Forecast
Issued at: 22 December 2025 11:14
TODAY - Monday 22nd December
Cloudy for most today with patchy rain and drizzle moving westwards. Mist and fog will linger for much of the day in places, mainly in midlands and west. It'll become drier in the east this afternoon, with a few bright or sunny spells developing. The clearance will extend further to the west later. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees, coolest in Munster, in mostly light easterly or variable breezes, moderate at times along eastern and southern coasts.
TONIGHT
Staying generally cloudy tonight with patchy rain and drizzle, mainly in the northwest gradually clearing northwestwards. Further spells of rain and drizzle will feed up from the south and southeast affecting mainly southern counties with drier conditions further north. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees, coldest in the southwest. Patches of mist and fog also, in mostly light easterly breezes.
TOMORROW - Tuesday 23rd December
Mostly cloudy tomorrow, Tuesday, patchy rain and drizzle, mainly in the south, easing in the afternoon. Overnight mist and fog will be slow to clear in the morning with limited bright spells developing through the day. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light, occasionally moderate, northeasterly breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure is building bringing drier and more settled weather.
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy and dry with just isolated patches of light rain or drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in light, occasionally moderate, northeasterly breezes with isolated patches of mist and fog possibly forming.
Christmas Eve (Wednesday): Cloudy and dry for most with a few light showers or spots of drizzle, and just limited bright spells developing. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with light to moderate easterly winds, fresh at times near exposed coasts.
Christmas Eve (Wednesday) night: Largely dry with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees in light, occasionally moderate, easterly breezes with frost likely to form.
Christmas Day (Thursday): Dry for most with sunny spells and just a few spots of light rain and drizzle possible. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with light to moderate easterly breezes, fresher at times near eastern and southern coasts.
St. Stephen's Day (Friday): Another largely dry day with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with light, occasionally moderate, northeasterly breezes.
Further outlook: High pressure will continue to dominate for the weekend with mostly dry conditions and highest daytime temperatures generally ranging between 4 and 8 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.