Regional Forecast for Dublin

Issued at: 18 March 2019 16:00

TONIGHT - Monday 18th March

It will be cloudy but largely dry tonight, with just a few patches of rain or drizzle early in the night. Minimum temperatures of 4 to 5 degrees, in moderate west to southwesterly winds.

TOMORROW - Tuesday 19th March

Tomorrow will start cloudy, misty and rather damp with patchy rain and drizzle. However, it will become dry in the afternoon with some sunny spells developing. It will be mild, with highest temperatures of 13 or 14 degrees in moderate southwesterly breezes.

National Outlook

General: Mild for a time, but a spell of rain during Friday will be followed by cooler and more showery conditions.

Some dry clear spells on Tuesday night, but some patches of mist and drizzle scattered about also. Mild, with lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
Wednesday will be dull or cloudy but some bright spells will break through and it will be mostly dry but some patchy rain or drizzle will occur at times, especially in the west and northwest. It will be rather mild with top temperatures reaching 13 to 15 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly breezes. Mild and misty overnight, with patches of drizzle in places. Lowest temperatures 8 to 10 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest breezes.

Thursday will be a similar day and mainly dull with some bright or sunny spells. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will affect the west and north and it will be mostly dry in the east with just patchy drizzle. Top tempertures will reach 11 to 15 degrees in a light to moderate southwesterly breeze.

It will continue mild overnight, with lows of 7 to 9 degrees. Some patches of mist and drizzle, but dry much of the time.

Friday will be a wet and windy day with a spell of rain becoming persistent before clearing later on Friday evening eastwards. Top temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees. It will turn cold on Friday night as rain clears eastwards and winds ease. Lowest temperatures around 1 to 3 degrees with some frost in places.

It will turn cooler and brighter on Saturday with scattered showers, some heavy and the risk of hail. Top temperatures around 7 to 9 degrees. Turning cold overnight, with frost expected and risk of some icy patches.

It will be somewhat drier and less showery on Sunday with bright or sunny spells and a few showers in the north. Moderate to fresh southwest to westerly breezes and top temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees.