17 December 2018 11:29

Today

Mainly cloudy this afternoon and evening with scattered outbreaks of rain. In the evening the rain will turn persistent and heavy in the west with the risk of spot flooding. It will become windy this afternoon with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds reaching gale force on west and southwest coasts. Afternoon temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.

Tonight

Tonight rain will turn heavy in the west and then slowly spread eastwards, giving local flooding. Southerly winds will become strong everywhere with gales on all coasts. Later in the night winds will veer southwest and moderate over the western half of the country. It will be relatively mild overnight with temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees.

Tomorrow

There will be heavy rain and very strong southerly winds over Ulster and Leinster early on Tuesday morning, but clearer weather in the west with sunny spells and scattered showers will soon spread to all parts and winds will ease as well. Afternoon temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with winds becoming moderate southwest.