National Forecast

Issued at: 11 April 2026 16:00

TODAY - Saturday 11th April

Blustery for the rest of today with scattered showers turning more frequent later this afternoon and evening. Some showers will be heavy with potential for thunderstorms and hail. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds, and gales on some coasts.

TONIGHT

Scattered showers will continue to feed in from the west tonight, turning heavy at times in Atlantic coastal counties. Showers will become more isolated over the eastern half of the country overnight with clear spells developing. Breezy in moderate to fresh southwest winds, strong on Atlantic coasts, with lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees.

TOMORROW - Sunday 12th April

Tomorrow will be breezy and bright with scattered showers and sunny spells. Some showers will be heavy at first but they will ease and become more isolated through the afternoon as more widespread sunshine develops. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh west to southwest 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.