National Forecast

Issued at: 15 August 2026 15:30

TODAY - Saturday 15th August

Dry for the rest of today with some hazy sunshine widespread in Leinster. Cloudier in Atlantic coastal counties. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees across the west and northwest, with highs of 20 to 23 degrees elsewhere, in a light northwest breeze.

TONIGHT

Low cloud, mist and drizzle will feed into the west and northwest tonight. Staying dry elsewhere under broken cloud. Near calm with lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees.

TOMORROW - Sunday 16th August

Sunday will bring patchy rain, drizzle and mist to western and northern counties with just the odd spot of drizzle elsewhere. Some sunny spells will develop across parts of the east and southeast. Highest temperatures of 17 to 24 degrees, in a light to moderate southwest breeze. Low cloud, mist and patchy rain will become widespread through the evening.

National Outlook

Overview: Mixed conditions generally with rain or showers at times but dry intervals too. Temperatures generally in the high teens in the northwest to low or mid-twenties in the south and east.

Sunday night: Mild and largely cloudy with some spots of rain and drizzle. Temperatures will not fall below 12 to 16 degrees in mostly light westerly breezes. Some mist and fog patches will develop.

Monday: Largely cloudy and becoming quite humid with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in the north until later in the afternoon when heavier and more persistent rain will push in from the northwest. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees for Connacht and Ulster, 20 to 25 degrees for Munster and Leinster with the best of any sunny spells, all with mostly moderate, occasionally fresh southwesterly winds developing.

Monday night: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times over the northwestern half of the country, becoming patchier as it extends southeastwards. Temperatures not falling below 13 to 17 degrees in mostly moderate westerly winds, fresher for Atlantic coasts.

Tuesday: A fair amount of cloud with well scattered showers, becoming more isolated later with better sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures of 16 to 17 degrees in the northwest to 22 or 23 degrees in the southeast in moderate to fresh westerly winds.

Wednesday: Sunny spells and scattered showers, heaviest and most frequent in the north and west. Highest temperatures of 16 to 17 degrees in the northwest to 23 degrees in the southeast, in moderate, occasionally fresh westerly winds, veering northwesterly.

Further Outlook: Current indications suggest a cooler, fresher northerly airflow will dominate for the following days, bringing a mix of sunshine and showers.