National Forecast
Issued at: 14 March 2026 08:30
TODAY - Saturday 14th March
Most areas will start out dry this morning with good sunny spells and just isolated showers near Atlantic fringes. While it will be largely dry today, cloud will bubble this afternoon and scattered showers will move eastwards across the country, clearing into the Irish Sea early this evening. Highs of 8 to 10 degrees, in a moderate westerly breezes.
TONIGHT
Any showers will gradually die out with some clear spells developing. Some mist patches will form later tonight before more cloud develops overnight with rain spreading from the west. Southwesterly breezes and lows of 3 to 7 degrees.
TOMORROW - Sunday 15th March
A cool, breezy and unsettled day overall with scattered blustery showers and rather cool westerly winds. Some of the showers may be heavy at times too. Highs of 7 to 10 degrees but turning much cooler from the afternoon.
National Outlook
Overview: Blustery and unsettled generally with spells of rain or showers at times but temperatures around average.
Sunday Night: Rather blustery and wet with showers and gusty westerly winds. The showers will become confined to the west and north later in the night with dry albeit cloudy weather further east and south. Lowe temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees.
Monday: Many places will be dry at first on Monday, but cloud will soon thicken with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading from the Atlantic. It'll become breezy too with fresh to strong south to southwest winds developing in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees.
Monday Night: Becoming quite overcast with outbreaks of rain and drizzle mainly in the west, north and south. Breezy too with fresh to strong westerly winds, particularly strong along Atlantic coasts. Rather mild overnight too with lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
Tuesday St Patrick's Day: A cloudy start with outbreaks of rain and drizzle mainly across western counties. Rain will spread east later in the afternoon with a clearance to sunny spells and isolated showers following from the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with light to moderate west to southwest winds.
Wednesday: Current indications suggest a mostly dry day but a little cloudy. Chance of a shower during the afternoon with highs of 7 to 10 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.