Leinster

Issued at: 08 September 2026 06:00

TODAY - Tuesday 8th September

Blustery today with sunny spells and scattered heavy showers, turning prolonged in places. Parts of the southeast will stay fully dry though. The showers will become well-scattered by evening and brisk northwesterly winds will ease with late sunshine occurring widely. A fresh day with highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees.

TONIGHT

Mostly dry tonight as showers become isolated and clear spells develop. Cool with lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.

Pollen Forecast

Low Tuesday and Wednesday

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Solar UV Index

Low to moderate today and Wednesday

UV Index

TOMORROW - Wednesday 9th September

Wednesday will be a largely dry day with just light west to southwest breezes. Sunny spells will further east but it will become cloudier through the day with the odd light shower later. Becoming cloudier everywhere later. Highest temperatures of 16 to 18 or 19 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.