National Forecast
Issued at: 02 October 2026 16:30
TODAY - Friday 2nd October
Lingering rain in the east and south, heavy and persistent at times with some localised flooding possible, will clear eastwards this evening and early tonight. Clearer and fresher conditions with isolated showers will continue to follow from the west. Moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds will veer westerly and ease with the clearance of that rain. Highest temperatures of 13 to 18 degrees.
TONIGHT
Mostly dry and clear tonight with isolated showers across Ulster. Patches of mist and fog will set in over southern coastal fringes towards morning with variable breezes. Cooler under those clear skies with lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees.
TOMORROW - Saturday 3rd October
A fresh and crisp day on Saturday with plenty of dry and bright weather with widespread sunny spells. Through the afternoon and evening, cloud will drift in with hazy sunshine at times. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in light southwest breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure dominates at first with plenty of cloudy but dry weather. Daytime temperatures in the mid to high teens. Turning more mixed next week.
Saturday Night: A mainly dry night with clear spells, though cloudier in the west and northwest with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle there. Patchy mist and fog will form in the south overnight with lowest temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
Sunday: A cloudier day on Sunday with some patchy rain and drizzle over the western half of the country. Mainly dry elsewhere with the best of the sunny spells in the southeast. Moderate southwesterly winds and highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
Sunday Night: Cloudy with some patchy rain and drizzle, mainly affecting western counties. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly breezes with areas of mist and fog forming mainly in the south.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle. Some sunny spells will develop also while a band of more persistent rain moves in across the north later. Southwesterly breezes will be moderate with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.
Tuesday: Current indications are for outbreaks of rain to sink southeastwards over the country but it will be followed by drier, brighter conditions later in the evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in light, occasionally moderate northerly breezes.
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.