National Forecast
Issued at: 12 December 2025 10:26
TODAY - Friday 12th December
Dry and bright today in many areas with plenty of sunshine. There'll be scattered showers too, these mainly in Munster and Connacht, a few heavy, with the showers moving a little bit further east in the afternoon, but becoming isolated. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees in mostly light to moderate south to southwest winds, fresher in western parts.
TONIGHT
It'll be dry in many areas tonight with long clear spells, though there'll be some scattered showers in western coastal parts. Cloud will start to build from the west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees, coldest further east, with some frost possible. Winds will be mostly light to moderate southerly or variable, increasing fresh to strong along Atlantic coasts.
TOMORROW - Saturday 13th December
Dry to begin on Saturday with a few bright spells early on in the east. However, it'll become increasingly cloudy from the west, with rain and drizzle moving into west Ulster, Connacht and west Munster in the morning. The rain and drizzle will gradually spread southeastwards across the rest of the country through the afternoon, and there'll be some heavier bursts in the west. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees and it'll become windy with south to southwest winds increasing fresh to strong and gusty, with gales on western coasts.
National Outlook
Overview: A mobile Atlantic regime will dominate for the rest of the week and into next week too, bringing a continuation of unsettled weather.
Saturday night: A rather wet and blustery night with widespread spells of rain, heaviest in Atlantic coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds.
Sunday: A wet and blustery start to the day with widespread outbreaks of rain. The rain will clear the west and northwest later in the afternoon with drier and clearer weather following for the evening. Rain will be heaviest and most persistent in Munster and south Leinster with spot flooding possible. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
Sunday night: The rain will continue to clear southeastwards Sunday night with scattered showers following in behind and clearer spells developing. The rain may linger over parts of the southeast. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderating southwesterly winds.
Monday: Some uncertainty to the detail but indications currently suggest rain may linger over the southeast with drier and brighter conditions elsewhere with sunny spells and scattered showers that will become isolated through the day. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light westerly winds.
Monday night: Long clear spells developing overnight. Largely dry apart from some light showers along Atlantic coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees in light westerly winds.
Tuesday: A largely dry and bright day Tuesday, with isolated showers in the parts of the west. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in a light southwesterly wind.
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.