09 January 2026 09:44

Today - Friday 9th January

Any lingering frost and ice will shortly clear. A bright day overall with spells of sunshine and scattered showers, mainly affecting Atlantic counties. The showers will be a wintry mix of rain, hail and sleet, with a little snow possible over higher ground and a chance too of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, coldest in the Northeast, in mostly light to moderate westerly winds, increasing fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly for southwest coasts later.

Tonight - Friday 9th January

This evening and tonight will scattered showers will move further east, some wintry and thundery to some snow for higher ground. Coldest across Ulster, north Leinster and the North Midlands with overnight lows of 0 to minus 3 degrees with a slight to sharp frost as well as some freezing fog, all with just light westerly or variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees elsewhere with some frost, all in a moderate, occasionally fresh northwest breeze.

Tomorrow - Saturday 10th January

Starting cold in places on Saturday morning with frost, ice and fog slow to clear. Dry with sunny spells for most though a few wintry showers will affect Ulster and north Leinster. Cloud will build from the west through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing across Atlantic counties developing, extending eastwards in the evening. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with mostly light southwesterly breezes, backing southerly tomorrow evening.

Outlook

Overview: Low pressure dominates, with spells of wet and sometimes windy conditions. Turning milder from Sunday.

Saturday night: Rain and drizzle in the west will extend eastwards, becoming widespread. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 2 degrees in the north and east initially, becoming milder with the rain with lowest temperatures generally of 3 to 7 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds will increase fresh to strong.

Sunday: Windy with widespread outbreaks of rain continuing, turning heavy in places with a chance of hail. Milder with highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees. Southerly winds will be fresh to strong reaching near gale force at times.

Sunday night: Outbreaks of rain will gradually clear northeastwards with showers and clear spells following. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees, with southwesterly winds easing moderate to fresh.

Monday: A mix of sunshine and showers, merging to longer spells of rain at times. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

Tuesday: There is uncertainty in the details, but likely a wet start with widespread outbreaks of rain, clearing to bright spells and showers. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light to moderate southwesterly winds.

Further outlook: Current indications show a continuation of unsettled conditions.