National Forecast
Issued at: 03 October 2026 08:30
TODAY - Saturday 3rd October
Any mist or fog patches in the south will soon clear and it'll be a pleasant day ahead with spells of autumn sunshine. It'll be dry apart from a few isolated showers across the north and northwest to begin. After a cool start, afternoon highs will range a seasonal 14 to 17 degrees with mostly light southerly breezes, moderate in some western and northwestern coastal parts.
TONIGHT
Mostly dry and clear early tonight. However, increasing cloud will feed in patchy drizzle to Atlantic counties, mainly along coasts. Some mist or fog will develop too. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 12 degrees, coolest under clearer skies across the midlands and east, mildest in the west and southwest. Winds will be mostly light southerly, a little fresher in some western and northwestern coastal parts.
TOMORROW - Sunday 4th October
It'll be a mostly cloudy day tomorrow with a little light rain and drizzle, mainly across west and northwest counties, along with some hill and coastal mist and fog there too. Mainly dry elsewhere, with mist and any fog clearing through the morning and with some sunny spells at times across the east and southeast. Mild and humid with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 or 20 degrees. Southwest winds will be moderate to fresh across the west and north, but just light to moderate elsewhere.
National Outlook
Overview: A mixed outlook for the week ahead with some cooler days from midweek.
Sunday night: Damp in places with patchy outbreaks of drizzle. Misty in places too. Relatively mild with lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in a light to moderate southwesterly breeze.
Monday: Overcast and locally misty with patchy rain and drizzle across the country. However, amounts will be generally small with some sunny spells developing too, the best of these across the midland and east. A band of more persistent rain will move into the north and northwest later. Mild and humid with highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in a light to moderate southwest breeze.
Tuesday: Damp or wet to begin as overnight rain continues to sink southwards. A clearance will extend from the northwest with sunshine and mostly dry weather following for the afternoon and evening. One or two showers will affect the northwest. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in a moderate northwesterly breeze.
Wednesday: A cooler day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells with scattered passing showers, mainly affecting the northern half of the country. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in a moderate, occasionally fresh, northwest breeze.
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.