Leinster
Issued at: 12 December 2024 16:00
TODAY - Thursday 12th December
It will be cloudy this evening with most places staying dry, but a few patches of light rain and drizzle may develop in eastern parts of the province. Winds will be light and variable.
TONIGHT
It will be mostly cloudy tonight with some patchy light rain and drizzle, mainly across the east of the province. Some breaks in the cloud may occur inland with a touch of frost and a few fog patches forming. Lowest temperatures will range from 0 to 5 degrees in light and variable winds.
Solar UV Index
Low
TOMORROW - Friday 13th December
Tomorrow, Friday will be another rather cloudy day with some patchy light rain and drizzle early on. Becoming mostly dry by the afternoon with some bright or sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light westerly or variable winds.
National Outlook
Friday night: Largely cloudy at first with light rain or drizzle in the northwest, slowly sinking southeastwards while becoming patchier. Becoming clearer from the north and west towards morning with a few showers near Atlantic coasts. Some patches of frost or fog are possible. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees with light to moderate west to northwesterly winds developing.
Saturday: Cool and bright to begin in many parts on Saturday, with scattered showers, mainly affecting coastal counties of the west and north with mostly dry conditions elsewhere. Cloud will build from the northwest through the afternoon and evening with some rain and drizzle developing along western and northern coasts during the evening. Afternoon highs of 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate westerly breezes.
Sunday: Sunday will be a mostly cloudy day with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle. It'll be a little milder and breezier than of late with maximum temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong at times near northwestern coasts.
Monday: Continuing mild and breezy on Monday, but a brighter day with more of a mix of cloud and bright or sunny spells. Patchy rain and drizzle will give way to showers in the afternoon but there'll be a good deal of dry weather overall. Maximum temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
The rest of the week looks unsettled with spells of rain or showers and it will be windy at times. Temperatures will be generally a bit milder than normal overall but they will fluctuate.
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.