National Forecast
Issued at: 02 October 2026 04:30
TODAY - Friday 2nd October
A little cloudy and breezy this morning with a few showers peppering western coasts. Becoming overcast later with a band of rain moving in over Atlantic coastal counties. The rain will be heavy at times with some spot flooding possible and strong gusts too, before gradually spreading eastwards this afternoon. The rain clears early evening as winds ease a light westerly and the dry weather follows. Highs of 13 to 17 degrees.
TONIGHT
A largely dry and clear night with light westerly winds. A little cooler too with lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.
TOMORROW - Saturday 3rd October
Largely dry with plenty of sunny spells and light southerly breezes. A little cloud will drift in later in the afternoon making the sunshine a little hazy with highs of 17 to 20 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: A little unsettled at times but high pressure becoming more dominant with some dry weather and slightly warmer temperatures too. Still rather cloudy at times with some misty nights too.
Saturday Night: A mainly dry night apart from the odd spot of light rain or drizzle in the northwest. A little cloudy in the northwest but longer clear spells further south. Patchy mist and fog in the south overnight with lows of 7 to 12 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
Sunday: A little more cloud will build on Sunday with outbreaks of rain over the western half of the country. Mainly dry elsewhere for a time until patchy rain arrives later in the evening. Moderate southwesterly winds and highs of 16 to 19 degrees.
Sunday Night: Cloudy and damp with some patchy mist and drizzle across western counties while some patchy rain drifts further east. Southwesterly breezes will continue with lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.
Monday: A little cloudy and wet Monday morning but the patchy rain should clear later in the morning with some sunny spells developing mainly in the north while a band of more persistent rain moves in across the south. Southwesterly breezes will be moderate with highs of 16 to 19 degrees.
Tuesday: Current indications are for another unsettled day with rain moving over but it will be followed by dry weather for later in the evening. Highs again of around 15 to 18 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.