Munster
Issued at: 17 May 2026 16:30
TODAY - Sunday 17th May
Some sunny spells but mostly cloudy for the rest of today with further widespread showers. Some will be heavy, with the chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms, which may lead to localised flooding. Moderate, locally fresh and gusty, west to southwest winds will be strong at times near windward coasts.
TONIGHT
Showers will become confined to the southwest early tonight and clear spells will develop elsewhere. Later tonight the showers will give way to outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Winds will become light and variable, allowing patches of mist and fog to form. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees, mildest in the southwest.
Pollen Forecast
Low on Monday and Tuesday.
Solar UV Index
Low on Monday. Low to moderate on Tuesday.
TOMORROW - Monday 18th May
A dry start for most on Monday with any mist or fog clearing. A few bright or sunny spells away from the southwest, but it will become cloudy everywhere as rain extends from the southwest to all parts during the morning and early afternoon. The rain will turn heavy and persistent in places, and will be accompanied by patchy hill and coastal fog. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds will develop, with strong winds at times near the coast during the afternoon and evening.
National Outlook
Overview: Continuing unsettled with rain or showers but gradually becoming milder in a southwesterly airflow.
Monday night: Wet with widespread outbreaks of rain gradually clearing northeastwards. Scattered showers will follow from the southwest, turning heavy at times. Milder than previous nights with temperatures not falling below 8 to 11 degrees in a light to moderate southerly breeze.
Tuesday: Cloudy for most with widespread showers turning heavy and persistent at times. Breezy too with a moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest wind, and highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.
Tuesday night: Continuing cloudy for most with showery outbreaks of rain. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly breezes.
Wednesday: A mix of sunny spells and scattered light showers at first. Turning cloudier from the southwest through the day as showers ease. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh southwesterly winds.
Thursday: A dull day for most with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Some mist and hill fog forming too. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 or 19 degrees in mostly moderate southerly winds.
Further outlook: There is uncertainty in the details but further rain and showers are likely on Friday.
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.