An Mhumhain

Issued at: 17 May 2026 12:00

TODAY - Sunday 17th May

Widespread showers today. Some will be heavy and prolonged, with the chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms, which may lead to localised flooding. Some bright or sunny spells but a good deal of cloud about today. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty, west to southwest winds, strong at times near windward coasts.

TONIGHT

Showers will become confined to the southwest early tonight and clear spells will develop elsewhere. Later tonight the showers will give way to outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Winds will become light and variable, allowing patches of mist and fog to form. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees, mildest in the southwest.

Pollen Forecast

Moderate on Sunday and low on Monday.

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Solar UV Index

Low to moderate on Sunday. Low on Monday.

UV Index

TOMORROW - Monday 18th May

A dry start for most on Monday with any mist or fog clearing. A few bright or sunny spells away from the southwest, but it will become cloudy everywhere as rain extends from the southwest to all parts during the morning and early afternoon. The rain will turn heavy and persistent in places, and will be accompanied by patchy hill and coastal fog. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds will develop, with strong winds at times near the coast during the afternoon and evening.

National Outlook

Overview: Continuing unsettled with rain or showers but gradually becoming milder in a southwesterly airflow.

Monday night: Wet with widespread outbreaks of rain gradually clearing northeastwards. Scattered showers will follow from the southwest, turning heavy at times. Milder than previous nights with temperatures not falling below 8 to 11 degrees in a light to moderate southerly breeze.

Tuesday: Cloudy for most with widespread showers turning heavy and persistent at times. Breezy too with a moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest wind, and highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.

Tuesday night: Continuing cloudy for most with showery outbreaks of rain. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly breezes.

Wednesday: A mix of sunny spells and scattered light showers at first. Turning cloudier from the southwest through the day as showers ease. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh southwesterly winds.

Thursday: A dull day for most with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Some mist and hill fog forming too. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 or 19 degrees in mostly moderate southerly winds.

Further outlook: There is uncertainty in the details but further rain and showers are likely on Friday.