National Forecast

Issued at: 11 April 2026 12:00

TODAY - Saturday 11th April

Generally cloudy today with scattered showers, occasionally turning heavy with thunderstorms and hail. Sunny spells will break through at times throughout the afternoon, the best of which will be over the south and east. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with strong and gusty south-west winds, with gales along Atlantic coasts.

TONIGHT

Scattered showers will continue to feed in from the west at first, turning heavy at times over parts of the northwest. Later, clear spells will develop as those showers track eastward and ease. Cool and breezy with lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees and moderate to fresh south-west winds, strong and gusty on coasts.

TOMORROW - Sunday 12th April

Another breezy and bright day with scattered showers gradually becoming more isolated by the afternoon. Plenty of sunny breaks too, the best of which will be in the south and southeast. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh west to south-west winds, strong and gusty along coasts.

National Outlook

Overview: Rather unsettled with blustery showers and strong and gusty winds.

Sunday Night: Scattered cloud and isolated showers gradually clearing as southwesterly winds ease overnight too. Lowest temperatures of -1 to 3 degrees with some frost and icy patches possible.

Monday: After a mostly dry and bright start, showers will extend from the west. The showers will retreat northwards through the evening with drier conditions developing in southern parts. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in light southerly winds.

Monday Night: Any remaining showers will quickly clear from northern areas with long clear spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in light southerly winds.

Tuesday: After a bright and dry start, cloud and rain will move over from the southwest. Scattered showers will follow as moderate to fresh southeasterly winds turn southerly. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.

Tuesday Night: Quite unsettled then for the evening with overcast conditions and scattered showers becoming more widespread later in the night. Southerly breezes and rather mild overnight too with lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

Wednesday: Current indications are for the unsettled pattern of weather to remain with scattered blustery showers, possibly heavy at times in the south and west. Mild again however with highs of 11 to 15 degrees.