Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta

Issued at: 03 December 2024 22:12

TONIGHT

It'll become largely dry tonight with largely clear skies for a time. With winds decreasing light and variable though, mist and fog will form, becoming dense in places. Cold with frost and ice forming as temperatures dip to between -2 and +3 degrees generally, though it'll be less cold in southwestern coastal parts.

TOMORROW - Wednesday 4th December

The frost, ice, mist and fog will clear early on Wednesday and it'll be dry for a time, with some hazy sunshine across the eastern half of the country. However, cloud will thicken from the west early on with rain spreading from the Atlantic through the late morning and afternoon. Becoming windy as southerly winds increase fresh to strong and gusty with gales for a time in coastal parts of the west. Milder with the rain with highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.

National Outlook

Overview: Very unsettled with spells of wet and very windy weather.

Wednesday night: Rain will clear eastwards into the Irish Sea early on Wednesday night with a mix of clear spells and scattered showers following from the west. Minimum temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with fresh to strong southwest winds.

Thursday: A generally dry start over northern and eastern areas on Thursday but it will be cloudier further south and west with outbreaks of rain. Rain will extend nationwide through the morning and early afternoon, turning heavy in places. Clear spells and scattered showers will follow from the west as the rain clears, some of the showers will be heavy in the north. Maximum temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in strong and gusty southwest winds, veering westerly. Blustery on Thursday night with clear spells and scattered showers, the showers largely dying out later in the night. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in fresh and gusty northwest winds.

Friday: It looks set to be a cold and dry start on Friday with some early brightness. However, cloud will thicken from the south during the morning with rain developing in the southwest by lunchtime. Rain will extend nationwide during the afternoon and evening, turning heavy and persistent with localised flooding possible. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate southerly breezes. It looks set to turn very windy on Friday night with widespread heavy rain bringing the risk of localised flooding. There is the chance of some wintry falls over the hills in the north of the country also. Lowest temperatures of zero to +5 degrees with strong to gale force northwest winds developing.

Saturday: It looks set to be cold and windy on Saturday with sunny spells and blustery showers, some wintry. Highest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in fresh to strong northwest winds. Cold and breezy on Saturday night with clear spells and a few showers, mainly in Atlantic coastal regions. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees in fresh and gusty northwest winds.

Sunday: Cold and bright on Sunday with sunshine and well scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in moderate northerly winds.