Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta

Issued at: 28 July 2026 23:00

TONIGHT

Mostly cloudy overnight with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in west Munster, Connacht and Ulster and patchier elsewhere. Mild and humid with lowest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees. Some mist and fog patches also with light southwesterly breezes.

TOMORROW - Wednesday 29th July

On Wednesday rain and drizzle over Connacht and Ulster will extend southeastwards, becoming confined to Leinster and Munster in the afternoon and evening, and becoming light and patchy. Sunny spells and isolated showers will follow from the northwest. Highest temperatures of 17 degrees in the northwest to 23 degrees in the southeast with light west to southwest breezes.

National Outlook

Overview: A lot of dry weather with sunny spells and some showers before turning more unsettled later in the long weekend.

Wednesday night: Largely dry with long clear spells but showers will affect Atlantic coastal areas, becoming heavier in the northwest towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in mostly light westerly breezes.

Thursday: Sunny spells and well scattered showers in the morning. The showers will become mostly confined to the northwest later in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 15 to 21 degrees, coolest in the northwest and warmest in the southeast, in light to moderate west to northwest winds.

Thursday night: Dry and clear for many though well scattered showers will occur, mainly in the west and northwest. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees in light westerly breezes.

Friday: Sunny spells and scattered showers, driest in the south. Highest temperatures of 15 to 21 degrees in light to moderate westerly winds.

Saturday: Largely dry with a mix of cloud and sunny spells with just isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 16 to 22 degrees in mostly light westerly breezes.

Further Outlook: A good deal of uncertainty in the details for the rest of the long weekend. Current indications suggest a largely dry day on Sunday with some showers before rain pushes up from the southwest on Monday.