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Issued at: 18 July 2026 05:30

TODAY - Saturday 18th July

Today will be cloudier than recently with the best of the sunshine at first in south and east Ulster. Sunny spells will develop more widely in the afternoon. Remaining dry but generally cooler with highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in a light to moderate northerly breeze.

TONIGHT

Tonight will be dry and mostly clear with isolated mist patches. Fresher than recent nights with lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in a light northerly or variable breeze.

Pollen Forecast

High on Saturday and Sunday.

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Solar UV Index

High on Saturday and Sunday.

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TOMORROW - Sunday 19th July

Tomorrow will be another dry day with hazy sunshine, though a little patchy cloud will drift in from the north at times. Highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees generally, though it will be slightly cooler in northern coastal counties with highs of 17 to 19 degrees in a light northerly breeze.

National Outlook

Overview: High pressure remaining dominant. Temperatures will decrease compared to recently but it will be warm and dry with sunny spells for most. Slightly cooler and cloudier in the north and northwest with a few patches of drizzle there.

Sunday night: Most places will remain dry and clear. It will be cloudier in Ulster and north Connacht with a few patches of drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in a light northerly breeze.

Monday: Becoming cloudier overall on Monday morning, though with sunny spells over the southern half of the country. Most places will remain dry but patches of drizzle will affect parts of Connacht, Ulster and north Leinster. Warm in Leinster and Munster with highest temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees. Cooler in Ulster and Connacht with highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees in moderate northerly winds.

Monday night: Mostly dry with clear spells, though cloudier in Ulster and Connacht with the odd patch of drizzle lingering. A mild night with lowest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in a light to moderate northerly breeze.

Tuesday: Cloudier than recently on Tuesday, though sunny spells will develop away from the north and northwest. Remaining dry apart from isolated drizzle patches in the north and west. Once again, it will be warmest in Leinster and Munster with highest temperatures of 20 to 24 degrees. Cooler in Connacht and Ulster with highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in moderate northerly winds.

Wednesday: A similar day on Wednesday with a good deal of cloud and the best of any sunny spells in southern counties. Highest temperatures will range from 17 degrees in the north to 24 degrees in the south in moderate northerly winds.

Further outlook: Little change in conditions on Thursday and Friday with cloud and drizzle in the north and west, and drier conditions with sunny spells elsewhere. There is potential for more changeable conditions next weekend.