National Forecast
Issued at: 24 February 2026 19:30
TONIGHT
Staying generally cloudy tonight. Rain and drizzle in the west will gradually spread eastwards, becoming widespread through the night. Patches of mist will form, along with some fog, in light to moderate southerly breezes. Continuing mild with lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees.
TOMORROW - Wednesday 25th February
A damp start for many tomorrow, with rain and drizzle clearing eastwards through the morning. Scattered showers and some bright spells will follow from the west, with showers turning heavy at times and the odd rumble of thunder is possible. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, with mostly light southwesterly breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: Staying unsettled with spells of rain or showers and turning a little cooler too towards the end of the week.
Wednesday Night: Showers will gradually die out later in the night but it will remain rather overcast. South-westerly breezes will remain overnight however with some patchy rain moving in from the west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
Thursday: A largely overcast morning with rain in the west and northwest. South-westerly winds will strengthen ahead of a band of heavy rain which will move over southern counties in the afternoon. Some heavy and persistent falls of rain expected together with some very strong and blustery winds during the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.
Thursday Night: Very wet and unsettled with rain, heavy at times and very strong and blustery winds. The rain will become widespread for a time overnight before clearing away from the south before dawn. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees.
Friday: Cloudy with rain, heavy at times in the west. The rain will gradually clear away by the afternoon with plenty of clear and dry spells developing by evening. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with westerly breezes gradually weakening.
The Weekend: Current indications are for the unsettled weather to continue with rain, possibly heavy on Saturday with strong breezes. Sunday will see rain at times while temperatures across both days will reach 10 or 11 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.