Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta

Issued at: 08 May 2026 10:00

TODAY - Friday 8th May

Generally cloudy today with limited sunny spells. Scattered showers will mainly affect Munster and Leinster, with some possibly heavy in the afternoon and evening before dying out. Highest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees, with mostly light northerly or variable winds.

TONIGHT

Dry tonight with clear spells developing, although remaining a bit cloudier in the southwest. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees, coolest in Ulster, with light to moderate northerly winds.

TOMORROW - Saturday 9th May

Dry for most tomorrow with sunny spells, though cloudier conditions in southern parts may give a little patchy rain near the southwest coast. Breezy with a moderate to fresh northerly wind and highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees.

National Outlook

Saturday night: Mainly dry with clear spells, though cloud may linger for a time in the far south. Rather chilly with lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees in moderate northerly winds.

Sunday: Plenty of dry weather with sunny spells. Cloud will increase in the north through the day with the possibility of isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, coolest in the north, in a moderate northerly breeze.

Sunday night: Cloud and light showers moving into northern parts overnight while remaining dry elsewhere with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees in light north to northwest winds.

Monday: A good deal of cloud and some bright or sunny intervals with light showers tracking southwards over the country. Highest temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees, in light to moderate north to northwesterly winds.

Tuesday will bring some patchy light rain or drizzle, more especially to parts of the north and northeast. It will become mainly dry in the afternoon with better sunny spells developing. Moderate west to north-west winds with high's of 12 to 15 degrees.

Currently, Wednesday looks like a cool and blustery day with showers, some heavy, feeding down from the north.