Leinster
Issued at: 17 October 2026 17:00
TODAY - Saturday 17th October
Dry for the rest of the afternoon and evening with plenty of sunshine, in light variable breezes.
TONIGHT
Cold and clear tonight with patches of mist and fog forming in light northwesterly or variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees, with some frost forming in inland areas.
Solar UV Index
Low.
TOMORROW - Sunday 18th October
A cool start to Sunday with mist and fog patches clearing during the morning to leave a dry, bright and crisp day with plenty of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in light variable breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure dominating with some dry and settled weather early on but turning a little cooler and more unsettled overall later.
Monday Night: Cloud will build in the south and east with outbreaks of rain across Leinster early evening. Staying mostly dry elsewhere before more cloud and patchy light rain spreads elsewhere later in the night. Easterly breezes and lows of 6 to 10 degrees.
Tuesday: A mix of sunshine and showers around coastal regions early in the morning with a southerly breeze. More cloud will build again in the afternoon with rain pushing in from the west, turning heavy at times too. Winds will be fresh and blustery at times with highs of 11 to 14 degrees.
Tuesday Night: Rather wet and blustery overall with fresh and gusty winds and bands of rain, heavy at times spreading further east. The rain will gradually move off later in the night to be followed by scattered showers and blustery westerly winds. Lows of 5 to 9 degrees.
Wednesday: Sunshine and scattered showers to begin with blustery westerly winds. Later in the afternoon it will turn wet and very windy with bands of heavy rain and strong westerly winds. The rain will move off later in the evening but it will be followed by a mix of cloudy and scattered blustery showers. Highs of 9 to 13 degrees.
Thursday: Looks set to remain unsettled with more showers expected, some possibly heavy at times too especially in the west.
Outlook: Looking ahead for the remainder of the week and its set to remain unsettled with showers mainly in the west together with some blustery winds at times too. Temperatures around average but a little cool at night.
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.