National Forecast
Issued at: 24 December 2025 16:28
TODAY - Wednesday 24th December
Cool, dry and largely clear for the rest of the afternoon and the evening with mostly light to moderate east to northeast breezes, fresher at times along eastern and southern coasts.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear skies for Santa and his reindeer tonight, Christmas Eve, with just patchy cloud near some eastern and southern coasts. Cold, with lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees generally, with frost and icy patches forming on untreated surfaces, in a mostly light east to northeast or variable breeze. Less cold and mostly frost free along the east coast though, with lowest temperatures there of around 1 to 5 degrees in a mostly moderate east to northeast breeze.
TOMORROW - Thursday 25th December
Tomorrow, Thursday, Christmas Day, will be a dry and bright day for many with sunny spells for most. It may be cloudier at times near eastern and southern coasts. Chilly, with daytime highs of around 4 to 7 degrees and feeling colder, especially along eastern and southern coasts with an added wind chill effect from moderate, occasionally fresh, and gusty east to northeast winds. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure is signalled to persist through the outlook period bringing mainly dry and settled conditions.
Thursday Night (Christmas night): Cold and mostly clear on Thursday night, Christmas night, with just patchy cloud, mainly in the east. Lowest temperatures of -3 to +2 degrees generally, with frost and icy patches forming on untreated surfaces, and some patches of mist and fog too. Less cold near the east coast with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees. Light to moderate east to northeast or variable breezes, fresh at times along eastern and southern coasts.
Friday (St. Stephen's Day): Friday, St. Stephen's Day will be another dry and bright day with spells of winter sunshine. Some cloudy periods may occur in the east and south, though. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in light to moderate northeasterly winds, freshening near eastern and southern coasts later.
Friday night (St. Stephen's night): Dry and cold on Friday night, St. Stephen's night, under variable cloud and clear spells. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees generally, but again, less cold near the east coast. Winds will be light to moderate northeasterly, fresher in eastern and southern coastal parts.
Saturday: Saturday will continue dry with a mix of cloud and spells of sunshine. Daytime highs will be around 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate northeasterly breezes, fresh near eastern and southern coasts. Variable cloud and clear spells on Saturday night with lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in mainly light to moderate easterly breezes.
Sunday: A similar day expected on Sunday but winds will be lighter. Daytimes highs of 4 to 8 degrees. Frost will form on Sunday night where skies remain clear. Light variable breezes will allow mist and fog or freezing fog to form too. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees.
Further outlook: High pressure looks set to continue to dominate into early next week, in the lead up to New Year. The centre of the area of high pressure will move close to or over Ireland, which means winds will be lighter, but that means under clearer skies, frost will be more widespread, with the added hazard of fog and freezing fog too, which could be slow to clear by day.
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.