Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta

Issued at: 09 September 2026 04:00

TODAY - Wednesday 9th September

Today will be a largely dry day with just a few isolated light showers. The best of the sunny spells will occur across the eastern half of the country early on, but becoming mostly cloudy overall from the west. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees with light west to southwest winds.

TONIGHT

Wet breezy conditions, reaching the west coast before midnight, will spread over much of the country tonight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with moderate southerly winds, increasing fresh at times with the rain.

TOMORROW - Thursday 10th September

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy to begin with outbreaks of rain. The rain will clear eastwards through the morning and early afternoon, followed by sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees as the rather fresh southerly winds turn westerly and gradually ease.

National Outlook

Overview: Changeable with dry and bright days, followed in turn by wet or showery ones.

Friday: A generally dry and bright day with a mix of sunny spells and just a few isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees, with just light to moderate westerly breezes, backing southwest. However, cloud will increase from the west later in the day, with outbreaks of rain developing along the Atlantic seaboard in the evening, in a freshening southerly wind.

Wet blustery conditions will become widespread on Friday night with the rain, heavy in parts. Mild and rather breezy with lowest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees,

The rain will clear southeastwards on Saturday to give sunny spells and scattered showers, as a the winds gradually ease. A bit warmer with high's of 17 to 21 degrees.

Calm conditions overnight on Saturday night will lead to some mist and fog patches forming.

Sunday is currently shaping up to be a mostly dry day with sunny spells, after any overnight mist or fog clears. High's of 15 to 19 degrees.

Changeable conditions look like continuing for next week.