Connacht
Issued at: 09 January 2026 17:00
TODAY - Friday 9th January
Scattered showers of rain or sleet this evening as temperatures fall close to freezing in moderate westerly winds.
TONIGHT
Cold tonight with scattered wintry showers continuing. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees, with frost and ice patches developing. Light westerly breezes may allow patches of fog or freezing fog to form in places.
Solar UV Index
Low.
TOMORROW - Saturday 10th January
Starting cold tomorrow morning with frost, ice and fog slow to clear. Dry and bright for most with isolated showers. Cloud will build from the west through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving in later. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with mostly light southwesterly breezes, backing southerly tomorrow evening.
National Outlook
Overview: Low pressure dominates, with spells of wet and sometimes windy conditions. Turning milder from Sunday.
Saturday night: Rain and drizzle in the west will extend eastwards, becoming widespread. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 2 degrees in the north and east initially, becoming milder with the rain with lowest temperatures generally of 3 to 7 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds will increase fresh to strong.
Sunday: Windy with widespread outbreaks of rain continuing, turning heavy in places with a chance of hail. Milder with highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees. Southerly winds will be fresh to strong reaching near gale force at times.
Sunday night: Outbreaks of rain will gradually clear northeastwards with showers and clear spells following. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees, with southwesterly winds easing moderate to fresh.
Monday: A mix of sunshine and showers, merging to longer spells of rain at times. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees, with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Tuesday: There is uncertainty in the details, but likely a wet start with widespread outbreaks of rain, clearing to bright spells and showers. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light to moderate southwesterly winds.
Further outlook: Current indications show a continuation of unsettled conditions.
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.