Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 04 October 2026 02:00
TODAY - Sunday 4th October
It'll be mostly cloudy today with a little light rain and drizzle, mainly across western and northern counties, accompanied by some hill and coastal mist and fog. Apart from the odd spot of drizzle, it'll be dry elsewhere, with mist clearing through the morning and with some bright or sunny spells at times, mainly across the east and southeast. Mild and humid with highest temperatures of 15 to 19 or 20 degrees. Southwest winds will be moderate to fresh across the west and north, but just light to moderate elsewhere.
TONIGHT
Tonight will be very mild and overcast, with some patchy drizzle, mist and hill fog. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees with moderate south to southwest winds, fresh or strong at times in western and northwest coastal areas.
TOMORROW - Monday 5th October
Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and locally misty with patchy rain and drizzle across the north and northwest. Further south amounts of rain will be generally small with some sunny spells developing too, the best of these across the south and southeast. Mild and humid with highest temperatures of 15 to 19 or 20 degrees in a mostly moderate west to southwest breeze, easing later.
National Outlook
Overview: A mixed outlook for the week ahead with some cooler days than of late.
Monday night will bring outbreaks of rain for many. Low's of 9 to 14 degrees.
Tuesday: Damp or wet to begin as overnight rain continues to sink southwards. A clearance will extend from the northwest with sunshine and mostly dry weather following for the afternoon and evening, though rain may linger near the south coast. One or two showers will affect the northwest too. Highest temperatures of 13 to 18 degrees in a moderate northwesterly breeze.
Wednesday: A cooler day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells with scattered passing showers, mainly affecting the northern half of the country, but a few further south too. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in a moderate, occasionally fresh, northwest breeze.
Becoming mostly dry on Wednesday night with clear spells and the breeze easing down. Rather cold with lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees.
Thursday will start dry and sunny, but rain and freshening winds look likely to spread from the Atlantic later. High's of 12 to 15 degrees.
After a wet blustery night on Thursday night, Friday looks brighter and a little milder with sunny spells and some scattered showers.
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.