Connacht
Issued at: 08 September 2026 06:00
TODAY - Tuesday 8th September
Blustery today with sunny spells and scattered heavy showers, turning prolonged in places. The showers will become well-scattered by evening and brisk northwesterly winds will ease. A fresh day with highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees.
TONIGHT
Mostly dry tonight as showers become isolated and clear spells develop. However, some drizzle or light showers will affect western fringes later. Cool with lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
Pollen Forecast
Low Tuesday and Wednesday
Solar UV Index
Low to moderate today and Wednesday
TOMORROW - Wednesday 9th September
Wednesday will be a largely dry day with just light west to southwest breezes. Sunny spells further east but it will be generally cloudier elsewhere with some drizzle or light showers. Becoming cloudier everywhere later. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees, best values further east.
National Outlook
Overview: Changeable with dry, bright and calm days, followed in turn by wet or showery ones.
Wednesday night: Dry early on, before cloudy outbreaks of rain will gradually move into the west and southwest overnight. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with mostly moderate southerly winds.
Thursday: Generally dry further east, however cloudy outbreaks of rain will become widespread by early afternoon with some heavy bursts over Ulster. A clearance to sunny spells and well-scattered showers will move in the west and southwest during the afternoon, extending elsewhere later. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in a moderate, occasionally fresh, southerly wind.
Friday: A much drier and brighter day with a mix of sunny spells and isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees with just light northwesterly breezes.
The weekend: Saturday is currently shaping up to be a wet day with rain easing during the evening. In contrast, Sunday will be a mostly dry day with sunny spells, after any overnight mist or fog clears.
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.