National Forecast
Issued at: 04 December 2025 11:36
TODAY - Thursday 4th December
Dry and bright for many today, with sunny spells and isolated showers, as remaining cloud and rain in the northeast clears. Through the afternoon and evening, cloud will increase from the west with scattered showers gradually spreading eastwards, turning heavy at times with a chance of hail. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds, fresher on Atlantic coasts.
TONIGHT
Tonight, showers will ease for many leaving a mostly dry night with clear spells. However, showers will linger in the northwest for a time. Cloud will thicken from the southwest overnight with rain and drizzle moving into the southwest and west by morning. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees, coolest in the north and east, with southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh through the night.
TOMORROW - Friday 5th December
Wet and windy tomorrow, Friday, with rain extending northeastwards and turning heavy in places. Southeasterly winds will increase strong and gusty with gales at times on south and east coasts. The rain will give way to scattered showers and some brighter spells extending from the southwest through the afternoon and evening as winds ease moderate to fresh southwesterly. Some of the showers will be heavy. Afternoon highs of 8 to 12 degrees generally, but 5 to 8 degrees in Ulster.
National Outlook
Overview: Changeable with spells of rain, showers and some dry intervals. Turning milder too.
Friday night: Staying rather cloudy with scattered showers or longer spells of rain. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with mostly moderate southwesterly winds, freshening in the southwest later.
Saturday: Breezy for most with scattered showers in the morning and just limited sunny spells. The showers will ease in the afternoon with more in the way of sunny spells. Highest temperatures generally of 9 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh westerly winds, increasing strong at times in the south.
Saturday night: Clear spells will give way to cloud building from the southwest early on with rain spreading nationwide. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Sunday: Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will largely clear northeastwards through the morning leaving a mostly dry afternoon with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate westerly winds backing southwesterly.
Monday: Current indications show a largely dry start with sunny spells before cloud builds from the southwest and a further spell of rain moves in later in the day. Highest afternoon temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with moderate southerly winds.
Further outlook: Likely to remain unsettled with further spells of rain, showers and blustery conditions.
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.