Leinster

Issued at: 20 May 2024 06:00

TODAY - Monday 20th May

Dry and bright this morning with plenty of sunny spells. A touch more cloud will develop in the afternoon with a few isolated showers developing in the west, possibly heavy at times too. Highest temperatures of 19 to 21 degrees and light winds.

TONIGHT

Cloudy with a few showers, heavy at times before clearing later in the night. Winds remaining light with lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.

Pollen Forecast

Moderate on Monday and Tuesday.

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Solar UV Index

Moderate to high on Monday and Tuesday.

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TOMORROW - Tuesday 21st May

A cloudy start with showers developing from late morning. The showers will turn heavy and possibly thundery for a time in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees and light winds.

National Outlook

Outlook: Rather unsettled at times with showers and temperatures turning cooler towards the end of the week.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy and wet with showers continuing into the night, some heavy at times too. Winds will remain light and perhaps a little mild overnight too with lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.

Wednesday: A cloudy and unsettled start with scattered showers becoming more persistent from the afternoon across western and northern counties. Isolated showers will continue to spread further east throughout the country by the evening. Moderate to fresh northwesterly winds and highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.

Wednesday Night: Staying cloudy with showers slowly becoming more isolated with a few lingering across western and northern counties overnight. Some limited clear spells across southern counties. Moderate northwesterly breezes and lowest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees.

Thursday: Another rather cloudy day with a band of rain moving in across eastern and northern counties from the afternoon. Staying drier in the west and south until outbreaks of rain develop overnight. Northwesterly breezes will fall light overnight with highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.

Friday: Current models would suggest that Friday will be another very wet day with rain becoming widespread for a time. Winds should remain mostly light with highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees.