National Forecast

Issued at: 21 February 2026 08:30

TODAY - Saturday 21st February

Today will be mostly cloudy and misty with rain and drizzle extending eastwards to all areas this morning and continuing for the rest of the day. Rain will be heaviest further west. Mild and breezy with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees and moderate to fresh south to southwest winds.

TONIGHT

Rain for a time early tonight. It will gradually clear eastwards by midnight. Clear spells and scattered showers will follow from the west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with mostly moderate southwesterly winds.

TOMORROW - Sunday 22nd February

Sunday will be breezy with sunny spells and scattered showers extending from the west and becoming widespread in the afternoon. Some will be heavy with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm, especially in the northwest and west. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

National Outlook

Overview: Atlantic low pressure continuing to dominate, bringing mixed conditions with periods of rain and drizzle, showers, and sunny spells. It will be breezy at times too. Mild with temperatures above average for the time of year.

Sunday night: Clear spells with showers, scattered in the west and north but more isolated elsewhere. Breezy with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.

Monday: Starting off mostly dry, cloud will thicken across the country from the southwest through the morning. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will follow, clearing northwards through the day with drier conditions following. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

Monday night: A cloudy night, it will be mostly dry apart from a few patches of light rain or drizzle. However, more persistent rain will arrive into the west towards morning. Quite mild with lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees, with moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Tuesday: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading eastwards across the country. Current indications are that the rain will be heaviest and most persistent in the southwest and south. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, with moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Wednesday: A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy and with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, with light to moderate southerly winds, veering southwesterly.

Further outlook: Continuing unsettled and mixed. Possibly turning cooler later in the week and towards the weekend.