Leinster
Issued at: 02 October 2026 17:00
TODAY - Friday 2nd October
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain continuing to push south-eastwards this evening. The rain will be heavy at times with some strong wind gusts too. Turning drier and clearer from the west later this evening, with a few bright spells developing here. Winds will ease light, westerly, with the clearance of the rain.
TONIGHT
A largely dry and clear night with little cloud. Some patches of mist and fog may develop in prone locations. All in light westerly winds. Feeling much cooler than of late with lows of 4 to 6 degrees.
Solar UV Index
Low on Saturday and Sunday.
TOMORROW - Saturday 3rd October
Largely dry with plenty of sunny spells and little cloud. Any sunshine turning hazy in some western parts due to high cloud during the afternoon and evening. All in light southerly breezes and highs of 15 to 17 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure dominates at first with plenty of cloudy but dry weather. Daytime temperatures in the mid to high teens. Turning more mixed next week.
Saturday Night: A mainly dry night with clear spells, though cloudier in the west and northwest with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle there. Patchy mist and fog will form in the south overnight with lowest temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
Sunday: A cloudier day on Sunday with some patchy rain and drizzle over the western half of the country. Mainly dry elsewhere with the best of the sunny spells in the southeast. Moderate southwesterly winds and highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
Sunday Night: Cloudy with some patchy rain and drizzle, mainly affecting western counties. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly breezes with areas of mist and fog forming mainly in the south.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle. Some sunny spells will develop also while a band of more persistent rain moves in across the north later. Southwesterly breezes will be moderate with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
Tuesday: Current indications are for outbreaks of rain to sink southeastwards over the country but it will be followed by drier, brighter conditions later in the evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in light, occasionally moderate northerly breezes.
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.