An Mhumhain

Issued at: 16 April 2026 16:30

TODAY - Thursday 16th April

Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Moderate southerly to southeast winds, freshening near the west coast this evening.

TONIGHT

Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle at first tonight, heavy at times. The rain will clear eastwards overnight with clear spells and just a few showers following. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds, strong and gusty near the west coast.

Pollen Forecast

Moderate Friday and Saturday.

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Solar UV Index

Moderate on Friday and Saturday.

UV Index

TOMORROW - Friday 17th April

A mix of cloud and sunny spells with scattered blustery showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty southwesterly winds, strong in the west, easing in the afternoon.

National Outlook

Overview: Becoming more settled over the weekend as high pressure builds.

Friday Night: Showers will become increasingly isolated for a time early on Friday night. Overnight, scattered showers will feed into western and northwestern coastal parts and a few of these could be heavy. Elsewhere, it should be a largely dry night with just isolated showers. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in light to moderate southwest to west breezes, fresher near western and northwestern coasts.

Saturday: Saturday will bring a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, perhaps a few of them heavy over the northern half of the country, but the showers will ease and die out from the south through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes. Largely dry and clear on Saturday night with patchy cloud and just isolated showers in the north. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees in light variable breezes.

Sunday: Sunday will be a mostly dry day with variable amounts of cloud and sunshine and just the odd light shower. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in light easterly or variable breezes. Dry and clear on Sunday night. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in mainly light easterly breezes.

Monday: Dry with long sunny spells on Monday. Highest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees, coolest in the east in an onshore light to moderate east to northeast breeze.

Further Outlook: High pressure looks set to remain nearby bringing broadly settled conditions in an easterly airflow. A few showers can't be ruled out, particularly in the east with the best of the sunshine and temperatures looking more likely in the west.