Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta

Issued at: 09 September 2026 13:00

TODAY - Wednesday 9th September

Plenty of dry weather this afternoon and evening with just isolated showers, mainly over Munster, Connacht and Ulster. The best of the sunny spells will be over Leinster as cloud thickens from the west through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees, with a mostly light southwesterly breeze.

TONIGHT

Becoming wet and breezy, with outbreaks of rain arriving into the west early in the night and spreading eastwards to much of the country through the night. Mild with lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, with southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh.

TOMORROW - Thursday 10th September

Starting off cloudy with outbreaks of rain clearing eastwards through the morning and early afternoon. Scattered showers will follow the clearance, with some sunny spells developing too. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees, warmest in the south, with a moderate southwesterly breeze.

National Outlook

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

Thursday night: A mix of cloud and clear spells with showers continuing to ease, and become more isolated. Showers will generally become confined to the northwest with parts of the southeast remaining dry overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, feeling coolest under clear skies with light to moderate westerly winds, fresher along Atlantic coasts.

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.

Friday night: Wet and blustery conditions will become widespread on Friday night with rain turning heavy and persistent over Atlantic coastal counties. Mild but breezy with lowest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees in moderate to fresh south to southwest winds, strong and gusty along coasts.

Saturday: Starting off rather and blustery as that rain slowly clears to the southeast. A clearance will follow in behind will scattered showers and sunny spells developing. However, many places in the south and southeast will remain dull and wet until the evening. Moderate to fresh southwest winds will gradually ease towards evening with highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees.

Saturday night: Calm conditions will set in overnight with dry and clear spells. Southern coastal fringes may see rain and drizzle linger for a time early on in the night before gradually clearing. Light westerly breezes will allow mist and fog patches to set in too.

Sunday: Starting off dry and bright for most apart from the odd patch of mist or fog. Generally staying dry across the country with sunny spells. Cloud will increase from the west towards evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in light or variable northwest breezes.

Further outlook: Changeable conditions will continue into next week with spells of rain or showers. Monday will be warm with highs of 17 to 21 degrees, before dropping back to the mid teens for the rest of the week.