Leinster
Issued at: 16 January 2026 05:30
TODAY - Friday 16th January
Cloudy with isolated showers becoming more persistent through the afternoon, and turning heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees. Light to moderate southeasterly winds.
TONIGHT
Clearer spells will develop overnight with isolated showers, mostly confined to the coasts. Mist and fog or freezing fog will develop overnight with a few frost patches forming under clear skies. Lowest temperatures of -1 to 3 degrees with mostly calm conditions.
TOMORROW - Saturday 17th January
Saturday: A cloudy start with lingering mist and fog patches. Scattered showers will develop early on through the day with brighter breaks at times too. Showers will become more isolated through the evening. Highest temperatures of 3 to 9 degrees, coldest away from eastern coasts in mostly light or variable cyclonic winds.
National Outlook
Overview: Over the next few days we'll see cooler days and chilly nights with frost, ice and freezing fog. With low pressure staying nearby we'll also see further outbreaks of scattered showers aswell as persistent widespread fog.
Friday night: Scattered showers will be mostly confined to coastal areas with dry and clear spells elsewhere. Widespread fog and possibly freezing fog will develop overnight with lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees. Coldest away from eastern fringes.
Saturday: Cloudy with scattered showers but brighter spells further east during the day. Chilly with daytime highs of just 4 to 8 degrees ibn light southeasterly or variable winds. Mostly dry and cloudy overnight with the exception of coastal showers. Similar to the previous night, widespread fog will develop in places along with frost patches under any clear skies. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees in near calm conditions.
Sunday: Mist and fog will linger in places, but it will remain generally dry for the earlier half of the day, with brighter breaks further east. Through the afternoon, rain and drizzle will feed in over western counties and gradually clear eastwards overnight and into Monday morning. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate southeasterly winds. As rain continues to move in overnight temperatures will be relatively milder with lows of 2 to 6 degrees in moderate southeast winds.
Further Outlook: Uncertainty in the forecast but current indications suggest unsettled conditions will continue as a mobile Atlantic regime remains in charge. There is also a signal for cool or cold weather to return.
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.