Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 17 April 2026 10:30
TODAY - Friday 17th April
Today will be bright and breezy with sunny spells and showers. The showers will extend eastwards to all areas through the morning and continue for the rest of the day. Some will be heavy. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in moderate to fresh, gusty southwest winds.
TONIGHT
Tonight, showers will continue, especially over Ulster, Connacht and west Munster. They'll become isolated in the east and southeast. Some may be heavy. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees, coldest in the south in light to moderate west to southwest breezes.
TOMORROW - Saturday 18th April
Saturday will be a bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Showers will die out in the west during the afternoon but will continue in the east until late evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes.
National Outlook
Overview: Mostly settled for Sunday and early next week due to high pressure close to Ireland.
Saturday night will be cold and largely dry with clear spells and just isolated showers in the north. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with light variable breezes.
Sunday will be a largely dry day with bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with light easterly or variable breezes. Sunday night will be dry and clear. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees with mainly light easterly breezes.
Monday will be dry with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, warmest in the west and coolest in the east with moderate easterly breezes. Monday night will be dry with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.
Tuesday will be mainly dry. It will be cloudier with a few showers possible in places through the day. It will be cool and breezy with highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees and fresh easterly winds.
Wednesday will continue mainly dry with bright or sunny spells. However, some showery rain is possible in the southwest. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds.
Current indications suggest that Thursday and Friday next will continue largely dry with sunny spells and temperatures increasing to the mid or high teens.
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.