National Forecast

Issued at: 26 July 2026 15:30

TODAY - Sunday 26th July

Mostly cloudy for the rest of today with patchy light rain, drizzle and mist, but some bright or sunny intervals will also occur. Breezy with moderate to fresh, occasionally gusty, west to northwest winds.

TONIGHT

Many areas will be dry tonight with variable cloud, clear spells and just the odd spot of drizzle. Cloud will increase from the west overnight with outbreaks of rain and drizzle pushing into western parts of Connacht and Ulster by morning. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with moderate westerly breezes decreasing light southwesterly.

TOMORROW - Monday 27th July

Monday will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly affecting the northern half of the country and most persistent in the northwest. It'll be drier towards the south and southeast with just patchy drizzle and some brighter intervals. Humid with highest temperatures of 16 to 23 degrees, warmest in the south, in light to moderate southwest breezes,

National Outlook

Overview: The weather over Ireland will continue quite warm, but will be a bit more mixed with some rain or showers at times, especially in the west and north

Monday night will be very mild and mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most persistent over Connacht and Ulster and light and patchy further south and east. Some mist and hill fog also. Temperatures will not fall below 15 to 18 degrees with light to moderate southwest winds.

Tuesday will be warm and humid with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most persistent across Ulster and Connacht and patchy elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 19 to 25 degrees, warmest in the east with moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest winds.

Wednesday will continue warm, humid and mostly cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle in the morning and some heavier showers through the afternoon, evening and night, especially over Ulster, Connacht and the midlands. Highest temperatures from 18 to 25 degrees warmest in the east with light to moderate southwest winds.

Thursday will be mostly cloudy with some rain or drizzle at times. It will be a bit cooler and fresher with moderate westerly breezes and highest temperatures of 16 to 23 degrees.

Friday and Saturday will bring bright or sunny spells and some showers.

At the moment, Sunday looks like being mainly dry. Temperatures will be mainly in the high teens and low twenties.