National Forecast
Issued at: 22 November 2025 08:22
TODAY - Saturday 22nd November
Largely dry to start today with areas of fog slowly clearing to sunny spells and a few scattered showers. It will turn cloudier through the day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing in the south and west. A milder day with highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds.
TONIGHT
Some fog patches forming in the east and north after dark. However, a band of heavy rain will move eastwards across the country later this evening and overnight, followed by squally showers. Some hail and thunder may occur, especially in the northwest where some sleet is possible on high ground. Moderate southerly winds will increase fresh and gusty overnight veering westerly, and increasing strong in the west and northwest by morning. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees.
TOMORROW - Sunday 23rd November
Tomorrow will bring showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times with the chance of hail and thunder. There will be some sunny spells too, the best of these in the southwest and south. It'll be windy in many areas for a time with strong to near gale force west to northwest winds, especially over Connacht, north Munster and Leinster. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees with winds moderating later.
National Outlook
Overview: Drier and brighter for the start of the week before turning more unsettled and milder from around mid-week.
Sunday night: Showers will become mostly confined to western parts, where some may be heavy and of hail. Under clear spells, it'll turn chilly with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees, as northwest winds decreasing moderate in strength.
Monday: Most places will be dry and bright with sunny spells. A few showers will continue around western and northern coastal areas. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees, coolest in eastern areas, in moderate north to northwest winds.
Cold on Monday night with some frost and fog patches forming as winds ease. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees.
Tuesday: A generally dry and bright day with sunshine and the chance of just the odd light shower. Cloud will increase from the west later on though, bringing some patchy rain to Atlantic areas. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in a light westerly breeze backing southerly.
Further outlook: More unsettled and milder from Tuesday night with spells of rain likely and south to southwest winds setting in.
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.