Leinster
Issued at: 17 October 2026 17:00
TODAY - Saturday 17th October
Dry for the rest of the afternoon and evening with plenty of sunshine, in light variable breezes.
TONIGHT
Cold and clear tonight with patches of mist and fog forming in light northwesterly or variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees, with some frost forming in inland areas.
Solar UV Index
Low.
TOMORROW - Sunday 18th October
A cool start to Sunday with mist and fog patches clearing during the morning to leave a dry, bright and crisp day with plenty of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in light variable breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure dominates for the next few days with dry, bright, and settled weather. Chilly too, especially at night, with mist, fog, and some frost forming.
Sunday night: Dry and crisp with mostly clear skies. Mist and fog patches will set in under light variable breezes, and it will feel chilly too, with lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees.
Monday: The week will start off bright and crisp for most, with any mist or fog burning off early in the morning. Through the morning, showery outbreaks of rain and drizzle will push in from the southeast across parts of Munster and Leinster. Further west and north will remain dry for the day. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate northeasterly winds.
Monday night: Overnight on Monday those showery spells of rain will have all but died out, with just light outbreaks of drizzle lingering for a time in the southeast early on. Elsewhere, it will remain dry with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in moderate southeast winds, fresher along coasts.
Tuesday: Cloudy in the west with rain and drizzle moving in from the southwest and spreading across the western half of the country early on. While that rain will gradually clear eastwards, as its pushing up against high pressure, it will clear slowly. Many parts of the east will remain dry for daylight hours, with cloud not increasing until the late afternoon. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with mostly moderate southeasterly winds. Overnight, a clearance to scattered showers will follow in behind.
Wednesday: Scattered showers and sunny spells, turning heavy at times along the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate westerly winds, stronger along the coasts.
Thursday: There is a little uncertainty in the forecast for Thursday, with heavy rain and windy conditions likely to move in from the southwest early on and become widespread through the afternoon and evening. Moderate southerly winds will increase strong and gusty through the evening, changing to a northerly direction.
Further outlook: The remainder of the week is looking to be unsettled, with spells of wet and windy weather forecast.
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.