National Forecast
Issued at: 13 May 2026 08:25
TODAY - Wednesday 13th May
Today will be cool and blustery with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, turning heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly winds.
TONIGHT
Scattered showers will continue tonight. There will be some clear spells at first but cloud will increase overnight. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with light to moderate northwesterly winds.
TOMORROW - Thursday 14th May
Tomorrow morning will be mainly cloudy with scattered showers, turning heavy at times. More persistent rain will occur at times in the west and south. Drier weather with sunny spells will extend from the north through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with a moderate to fresh northerly breeze.
National Outlook
Overview: Generally, a little more unsettled and cooler than normal for this time of year.
Thursday Night: A cool and calm night overall. A few isolated showers will gradually clear away with plenty of clear spells developing overnight. Some mist patches forming too with temperatures falling to around 3 to 6 degrees with northerly breezes.
Friday: A dry start but cloud will build later through the morning with a few scattered showers developing in the afternoon. Feeling a little cool too in a weakening northerly breeze with highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.
Friday Night: Any showers will clear away but it will remain cloudy with light winds too. Rain develops across western counties overnight as light winds becoming moderate southwesterly. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.
Saturday: Cloudy with rain across Connacht and Ulster spreading east through the morning. Rather unsettled overall for the afternoon with westerly breezes and rain becoming persistent for a time too. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.
Sunday: Current indications suggest another unsettled day with outbreaks of rain and blustery westerly breezes. Staying cooler overall too with highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.
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.