Connacht
Issued at: 19 October 2026 16:00
TODAY - Monday 19th October
There will be some bright or sunny spells this evening, and it will be mostly dry with just a few patches of light rain and drizzle, mainly in eastern parts of the province. Winds will be light and easterly.
TONIGHT
Dry tonight with clear spells developing and some patches of fog and grass frost forming. Lowest temperatures will range from 1 to 6 degrees, coldest inland, with light to moderate southeasterly winds.
TOMORROW - Tuesday 20th October
It will be a dry start to tomorrow, Tuesday, with some sunny spells early on. Cloud will increase during the morning and rain will spread from the west during the afternoon, turning heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty southeasterly winds.
National Outlook
Overview: Turning unsettled, with wet and windy conditions.
Tuesday Night: Rain will spread eastwards across the country overnight. It will be windy too, with moderate and at times fresh westerly winds. The rain will be heavy at times. The rain will start to clear away in the morning from the west, with scattered showers following. Lows of 5 to 9 degrees.
Wednesday: The rain will linger in the east for a time during the afternoon. Sunshine and scattered showers for the rest of the country. A blustery day with moderate to fresh westerly winds. Highs of 8 to 12 degrees. Showers will continue along the west coast on Wednesday night but it will be largely dry elsewhere. Lows of 3 to 7 degrees.
Thursday: Some showers at first on Thursday morning but then rain will arrive in the southwest during the afternoon. Heavy falls are likely as it spreads to all parts during the rest of the day. It will clear away to the east overnight. At the moment, it looks like being very windy with strong and gusty northwesterly winds. Highs of 10 to 13 degrees. The rain will gradually spread to the east on Thursday night with lows of 5 to 8 degrees.
Friday: Scattered showers and blustery winds on Friday. Highs of 8 to 11 degrees.
Outlook: It looks like it will remain unsettled over the weekend with more rain and some 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.