Connacht
Issued at: 08 May 2024 11:30
TODAY - Wednesday 8th May
Mostly cloudy and dry in many areas this afternoon. Some patchy light rain and drizzle is likely for a time, mainly in western and northern parts of Connacht. Highs of 13 to 16 degrees, warmest in eastern parts of the province, in mostly light to moderate south to southwest breezes.
TONIGHT
It will be dry tonight with a mix of cloud and clear spells. A few isolated mist and fog patches are likely overnight. Lows of 6 to 9 degrees in mostly light and variable breezes.
Pollen Forecast
Moderate on Wednesday. High on Thursday.
Solar UV Index
Moderate in sunshine on Wednesday and Thursday.
TOMORROW - Thursday 9th May
It will be dry tomorrow with hazy sunny spells. Getting warmer, with temperatures higher than today's ranging from 16 to 19 degrees, in mostly light southerly breezes.
National Outlook
Summary: High pressure will continue to dominate until later in the weekend, bringing dry settled weather, with a good lot of sunshine and it'll be warm with temperatures in the high teens to the low twenties. It looks like we'll see a gradual change to more unsettled weather later in the weekend or early next week and turning cooler.
Thursday night will continue dry in all areas with good clear spells developing later in the night. There may be a few isolated mist and fog patches around, especially in southern parts. Lowest temperatures will generally range between 8 and 11 degrees. Breezes will be mostly light and south to southeast in direction.
Friday will be another dry day with plenty of warm sunshine developing through the course of the day. Again, any overnight mist and fog will clear quickly during the morning hours to leave a dry day with warm sunshine. Highest temperatures on Friday will generally range between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius, but possibly reaching 23 degrees Celsius under those prolonged spells of sunshine. It will be warmest inland, and coolest along south and southeast coasts due to the onshore breezes as winds will be light to moderate and mostly south or southeast in direction
Friday night will be a dry night with long clear spells and again some mist and fog will form overnight, especially in parts of Munster. Lowest temperatures overnight will generally range between 8 and 10 degrees Celsius. Winds will be mostly in light in strength and southeasterly in direction.
Saturday will be another dry day with mist and fog clearing early on Saturday morning. There'll be lots sunshine once again, possibly turning a little hazy at times though. Highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees, but possibly reaching 24 degrees under those prolonged spells of sunshine. It will be warmest inland, and coolest along south and southeast coasts due to the onshore south or southeast breeze
Saturday night will likely stay dry in most areas overnight, though there's the chance of some showers or rain, developing in the south and west. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in light southerly or variable breezes.
Sunday will see more cloud in the mix and some showers will break out, some heavy, with the chance of an isolated thunderstorm, but a good lot of dry weather is likely too, with some further spells of sunshine. A more persistent spell of rain will possibly move in from the west later. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees.in light to moderate southeast breezes.
Early next week: Current indications suggest our weather will become more unsettled with low pressure dominating with periods of rain or showers, some heavy with thunder at times. Temperatures are expected to be close to average or slightly above
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.