Connacht

Issued at: 28 November 2020 06:00

TODAY - Saturday 28th November

Cold at first, with some frost in places and a risk of some mist or fog patches. Milder conditions, with patches of rain and drizzle, will extend from the south during the morning. Becoming mostly dry during the afternoon, but patches of drizzle or light rain will persist in some places, mainly in western coastal areas. Maximum temperatures 7 to 10 degrees, in light to moderate easterly breezes.

TONIGHT

Mostly dry overnight, but cloudy, with a little patchy drizzle in places. A few patches of mist and fog also. Minimum temperatures 3 to 6 Celsius, in mostly light easterly or variable breezes.

TOMORROW - Sunday 29th November

Mostly cloudy, with patches of light rain and drizzle in western coastal areas, but mostly dry elsewhere. Maximum temperatures 8 to 11 degrees, in light southerly or variable breezes.

National Outlook

Overview:
The beginning of the week will be mostly cloudy with some rain or drizzle at times, and temperatures will be average for the time of year. Turning colder and more unsettled from midweek.

Sunday Night: Sunday night will be cloudy with patches of light rain or drizzle. More persistent rain will develop in Ulster overnight. Patches of fog will form in Munster where winds will be lightest. Minimum temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with light to moderate westerly breezes.

Monday: Cloudy with rain or drizzle, most persistent across the northwest. Much of Munster will hold dry. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees with mostly moderate westerly breezes.
Monday night: Outbreaks of light rain or drizzle persisting during the night. Minimum temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees generally, colder in Ulster with minimum temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees where skies will be clearest.

Tuesday: A cloudy start and damp in places with light rain or drizzle. Becoming drier throughout the day although remaining mostly cloudy. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with a light southwest breeze.
Tuesday night: There will be light rain or drizzle in the northwest but mostly dry elsewhere with clear spells at first. Becoming cloudier overnight with light rain turning more persistent in western counties towards dawn. Minimum temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with light westerly winds.

Wednesday: Outbreaks of rain in the west will cross the country eastwards during the morning, followed by showers. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, but becoming colder as the rain clears. Southwest winds will be light to moderate, fresh on northwestern coasts.
Wednesday night: Showers will become prolonged merging to longer spells of rain. Some showers will be heavy with hail. Minimum temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees with gusty moderate southwest winds.

Thursday: There is some uncertainty but current indications suggest that Thursday will be a cold day with showers of rain or hail, some showers prolonged. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with light southwest winds.
Thursday night: Becoming cold Thursday night with clear spells and showers, and a continued risk of hail. Minimum temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees with frost forming in light northwest winds.