Leinster
Issued at: 03 September 2026 06:00
TODAY - Thursday 3rd September
A dry start for many with isolated showers and occasional brighter spells. Turning wet for the afternoon and evening with persistent rain spreading from the west, turning heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees, with moderate southwesterly winds.
TONIGHT
Rain will continue to clear southeastwards with isolated showers following in behind. Clear spells will develop at times too. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 14 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
Pollen Forecast
Low.
Solar UV Index
Low to moderate.
TOMORROW - Friday 4th September
Dry to start mostly with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Through the day isolated showers will feed in from the west but in general it is looking like a mostly dry day with good sunshine. Highest temperatures of 16 to 18 in moderate to fresh westerly winds.
National Outlook
Friday night: Dry for most with clear spells and just isolated showers affecting west and northwest coastal regions. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, with westerly winds easing light to moderate southwesterly.
Saturday: After a mostly dry start, Saturday will turn wet and breezy through the afternoon as rain spreads from the southwest. While there is uncertainty in the detail, current indications are for the heaviest and most persistent rain in the west and north. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees, with southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh.
Saturday night: Rain and drizzle will clear to the northeast with dry and cloudy conditions elsewhere. Mild with lowest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees, coolest in the north, in light to moderate southerly winds, strong along west Atlantic coasts.
Sunday: Wet and breezy with showery spells of rain becoming widespread through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees, with moderate to fresh southerly winds veering northwesterly.
Monday: Scattered showers will spread eastward through the morning, as more persistent rain moves in from the southwest and spreads across the country through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees, warmed in the south, in light to moderate westerly winds, strong along the northwest coast.
Tuesday: Feeling crisp and breezy with scattered showers from the northwest. Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds, strong along the west and north coasts.
Further outlook: Conditions are expected to remain unsettled with unseasonably wet and breezy weather at times. Temperatures will be noticeably cooler, ranging in the low to mid teens.
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.