Connacht

Issued at: 13 May 2026 17:30

TODAY - Wednesday 13th May

A cool, blustery evening with scattered showers.

TONIGHT

Further scattered showers tonight along with a few clear spells to start. Turning cloudier as the night goes on with a chance of more persistent rain developing towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 5 of 8 degrees with moderate to fresh northwest winds.

Pollen Forecast

High

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Solar UV Index

Low to moderate

UV Index

TOMORROW - Thursday 14th May

Cloudy in the morning with showers, heavy and merging to longer spells of rain, especially in western parts. They'll become isolated in the afternoon with sunny spells developing. Another cool day with a brisk northerly breeze and highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.

National Outlook

Outlook: Largely dry on Friday but turning unsettled at times for the weekend and into early next week. Staying cool with below average temperatures.

Thursday night: Mainly dry with clear spells and just isolated showers. Chilly with lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees in a light to moderate northwesterly breeze.

Friday: Sunny spells and a few showers in the north and east. Cloudier further west, with some patches of light rain or drizzle developing later. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with a light to moderate west to northwest breeze.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy with some patches of light rain, drizzle and mist. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees with light westerly winds turning southerly.

Saturday: Saturday morning will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle and patches of mist. A clearance to sunny spells and a few showers will develop over the western half of the country through the afternoon, extending further to the east in the evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with light to moderate south to southwest winds becoming west to northwest with the clearance.

Saturday night: The last of the rain or drizzle will clear from the east early on Saturday night and it will be largely dry overnight with varying cloud cover. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with light to moderate west to southwest winds.

Sunday: A cloudy day overall with just occasional sunny breaks. After a mainly dry start to the day, widespread showers will develop and will be heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with a moderate to fresh west to southwest wind.