National Forecast
Issued at: 05 September 2026 09:00
TODAY - Saturday 5th September
This morning will start mainly dry with sunny spells, isolated showers and patches of drizzle and mist. Cloud will slowly increase from the southwest through the morning and afternoon with patchy rain and drizzle spreading northeastwards through the day. Some mist and hill fog also. Many eastern and northeastern areas will remain dry. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with light to moderate southerly winds fresh at times in the southwest and west.
TONIGHT
Tonight will be cloudy and damp with scattered patches of rain, drizzle and mist, along with some hill fog. Rain and drizzle will become more isolated overnight. Mild and humid with temperatures not falling below 13 to 16 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
TOMORROW - Sunday 6th September
Tomorrow, Sunday, will be a blustery day with moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds, strong on west and northwest coasts. Some early sunny spells will occur in the east but it will be a largely cloudy day otherwise with outbreaks of rain spreading across the country from the west through the day. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: Unsettled at first with rain on Monday. Becoming drier on Tuesday and Wednesday with a few showers. Feeling fresher with temperatures generally in the mid-teens.
Sunday night: Rain will clear eastwards early on Sunday night, leaving largely dry conditions with clear spells and isolated showers. Winds will ease too, becoming light to moderate southwesterly. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees.
Monday: Cloud will build from the west early on Monday, with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards across the country through the morning and afternoon. The rain will turn heavy or thundery in places. Blustery with fresh southwest winds, strong at times on Atlantic coasts. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees. A clearance to showers and bright spells will spread from the northwest later.
Monday night: A mix of scattered showers and clear spells overnight. Showers will be most frequent in the northwest. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
Tuesday: A bright and breezy day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Showers will become isolated in the evening. Fresh with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in moderate to fresh west to northwest winds.
Wednesday: Plenty of dry weather on Wednesday with isolated showers. Rather cloudy with just occasional sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in light to moderate westerly winds.
Further outlook: Mixed to end the week with some spells of rain and showers but dry interludes also. Temperatures will increase slightly to the high teens or low twenties.
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.