National Forecast

Issued at: 01 August 2026 16:30

TODAY - Saturday 1st August

Dry for the rest of the afternoon and evening with sunny spells turning hazier as high cloud increases. Light, occasionally moderate, westerly breezes.

TONIGHT

Dry for most tonight with cloud continuing to thicken from the southwest. Patchy rain and drizzle will develop in the southwest and west towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 14 degrees, coolest in the north, with areas of mist and fog forming in light variable breezes.

TOMORROW - Sunday 2nd August

Tomorrow, Sunday, will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heaviest and most persistent in the southwest and west. Parts of the southeast and east may remain mostly dry. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees, coolest in the west, in mostly light easterly breezes. Mist patches also.

National Outlook

Overview: Continuing unsettled for the rest of the bank holiday weekend and into next week. Humid and cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle at first, followed by showers on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sunday night: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading northwards across the country. Milder than previous nights with lowest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in light to moderate northeasterly breezes.

Bank Holiday Monday: Likely a cloudy day overall with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle continuing to affect the country. Becoming humid with highest temperatures of 17 to 23 degrees, coolest in the north, in light to moderate easterly breezes.

Monday night: Continuing cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. There is the potential for some heavier downpours. Temperatures not falling below 12 to 16 degrees in light northeasterly breezes.

Tuesday: Currently looking like a cloudy and humid day with widespread showers, turning heavy at times especially in the south. Highest temperatures of 17 to 23 degrees, coolest in the northwest, in mostly light northerly breezes.

Wednesday: There is uncertainty in the details with current indications showing another cloudy day overall with widespread showers. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees in moderate northwesterly winds.

Further outlook: While there is low confidence in the details of the forecast later next week, it will likely be mixed with spells of rain or showers along with brighter, drier interludes. Temperatures will generally remain in the high teens or low twenties.