Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 20 December 2025 04:56
TODAY - Saturday 20th December
Today will be wet and windy at times with spells of rain, occasionally turning heavy. Strong and gusty south to southeast winds will affect the southwest early on before moving northeastwards across the country through the day. Rain will clear from the west and southwest through the afternoon, with scattered showers and light winds following. Highest temperatures 7 to 10 degrees.
TONIGHT
Very cold tonight with frost and ice developing under clear skies with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees in calm conditions. Rain will linger over parts of Ulster, Leinster and east Munster, heavy at times, with scattered showers elsewhere, turning wintry at times. Freezing fog is also possible across Ulster and the Midlands.
TOMORROW - Sunday 21st December
Remaining chilly with showery spells of rain moving across on the country, with the chance of occasional wintry showers. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in an easterly breeze.
National Outlook
Overview: Unsettled over the coming days with rain or showers, as well as turning cooler if not colder from Sunday. However, high pressure will bring mostly dry and fairly calm conditions from later Tuesday, lasting for much of the Christmas period.
Saturday night: A very cold and calm night with frost and ice developing under clear skies. Some freezing fog possible across Ulster and the Midlands too. Showers wil move into southeast and east areas later, locally turning wintry. Lowest temperatures of -2 to + 2 degrees.
Sunday: Cooler than recent days with showery rain moving in across the country on an easterly breeze, with the chance of the odd wintry shower. Highest daytime temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.
Monday: Further showery rain is expected, mainly across Ulster and Leinster with more persistent spells possible across these regions. Overnight fog may linger in places. Frost and ice in places to begin too. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees, in just a light easterly breeze.
Tuesday: Some further showery rain, moving further west this time, while becoming drier elsewhere. Highest temperature of 5 to 8 degrees with just light variable breezes. Mist and fog places also.
Rather cold for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - dry and quiet with crisp winter sunshine, but with frost and ice to begin and end each day. There will be the chance of a few coastal showers up along the East Coast, in a light to moderate east to northeast breeze.
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.