Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 16 October 2026 13:30
TODAY - Friday 16th October
Sunny spells and isolated showers mainly in the west and northwest. These showers will gradually die out later this afternoon with dry weather following. Largely dry elsewhere with northwesterly breezes and highs of 10 to 14 degrees.
TONIGHT
Tonight will be dry for most with long clear spells, and just the odd light shower possible in northern parts early on. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, with a touch of frost in places. Some mist and fog patches will also form in a light northwesterly or variable breeze.
TOMORROW - Saturday 17th October
Any mist and fog patches will clear tomorrow morning to leave a dry, bright and crisp day with plenty of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with light northeasterly or variable breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: High pressure dominates with dry, bright and settled weather. Chilly too, especially at night, with mist, fog and some frost forming.
Saturday night: Dry and chilly with patches of mist and fog forming under mostly clear skies in just a light variable breeze. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, possibly reaching freezing locally, with some frost developing.
Sunday: Mist and fog will clear through the morning to a leave a dry day with plenty of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with light variable breezes.
Sunday night: Another dry, chilly night with mostly clear skies and light variable breezes allowing patches of mist and fog to form. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees.
Monday: A dry and bright day for most with mist and fog clearing early on. There is the chance of a few showers drifting into parts of the southeast through the day. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in a light to moderate northeasterly wind.
Tuesday: There is uncertainty in the forecast from Tuesday. Current indications show high pressure continuing to dominate with mostly dry conditions for most but there is a chance of showers in the south and some patchy rain in the northeast. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with mostly moderate southeasterly winds.
Further outlook: While there is uncertainty in the forecast, it looks most likely that low pressure will return with spells of wet and windy weather for the remainder of next week.
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.