National Forecast
Issued at: 03 December 2025 16:17
TODAY - Wednesday 3rd December
Cloudy this evening with rain and drizzle in the west and southwest gradually spreading eastwards. It will stay dry in the north and east until after nightfall. Light to moderate southerly winds will back southeasterly and fresh in the south and west.
TONIGHT
A wet start tonight with rain becoming widespread and occasionally heavy. Rain will become confined to the northeast by morning, followed by clear spells and scattered showers, some heavy. Breezy for a time with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds, stronger on east and south coasts. Winds will ease behind the rain. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees with a touch of frost possible.
TOMORROW - Thursday 4th December
Tomorrow morning will be dry for many with sunny spells and isolated showers. However, rain will linger in the northeast for a time. Through the afternoon and evening, cloud will increase from the west with scattered outbreaks of rain gradually spreading eastwards. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds, fresher on Atlantic coasts
National Outlook
Overview: Changeable and turning milder with rain and showers at times but dry intervals too.
Thursday night: Showers or longer spells of rain at first, mainly in the north. It wil turn mostly dry for a time before rain moves in over the south and west by morning. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees, coolest in the north and east. Southerly winds will increase moderate to fresh through the night.
Friday: Turning wet and rather windy for a time with rain extending northeastwards with southeasterly winds increasing strong and gusty with gales at times on exposed coasts. Scattered showers and some sunny spells will follow from the southwest through the afternoon and evening as winds ease moderate to fresh southwesterly. Some of the showers will be heavy. Highest afternoon temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees over Ulster, ranging 8 to 12 degrees further south.
Friday night: Rather cloudy with scattered showers or longer spells of rain. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with mostly moderate southwesterly winds, freshening in the southwest later.
Saturday: Breezy with scattered showers in the morning and just limited sunny spells. In the afternoon, the showers will ease with better spells of sunshine developing. Highest temperatures generally of 9 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest to west winds
Sunday: A damp start to the day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, clearing northeastwards before becoming largely dry with sunny spells for the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with moderate southeast winds veering southwest.
Further Outlook: Current indications suggest a fair amount of dry weather on Monday with just some showers. Potentially turning rather unsettled on Tuesday.
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.