Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta

Issued at: 12 December 2024 11:49

TODAY - Thursday 12th December

Largely dry and mostly cloudy today, with just limited bright spells. A few patches of light rain or drizzle will occur, mainly in southern areas. Highest temperatures ranging from 3 degrees in the northwest to 6 or 7 degrees in the south and east, in light easterly or variable breezes.

TONIGHT

Staying mostly cloudy tonight with some patches of light rain or drizzle, mainly in the east. Some clear spells may develop in the west giving a touch of frost and some mist or fog patches. Lowest temperatures of -1 to 5 degrees with light variable breezes or calm conditions.

TOMORROW - Friday 13th December

Friday will bring a good deal of cloud but some bright or sunny spells too. There will be some patchy rain and drizzle, mainly for eastern and southern counties in the morning, and then later in the day in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in light variable breezes.

National Outlook

Friday night: Largely cloudy at first with light rain or drizzle in the northwest, slowly sinking southeastwards while becoming patchier. Becoming clearer from the north and west towards morning with a few showers near Atlantic coasts. Some patches of frost or fog are possible. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees with light to moderate west to northwesterly winds developing.

Saturday: Cool and bright to begin in many parts on Saturday, with scattered showers, mainly affecting coastal counties of the west and north with mostly dry conditions elsewhere. Cloud will build from the northwest through the afternoon and evening with some rain and drizzle developing along western and northern coasts during the evening. Afternoon highs of 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate westerly breezes.

Sunday: Sunday will be a mostly cloudy day with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle. It'll be a little milder and breezier than of late with maximum temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong at times near northwestern coasts.

Monday: Continuing mild and breezy on Monday, but a brighter day with more of a mix of cloud and bright or sunny spells. Patchy rain and drizzle will give way to showers in the afternoon but there'll be a good deal of dry weather overall. Maximum temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.

The rest of the week looks unsettled with spells of rain or showers and it will be windy at times. Temperatures will be generally a bit milder than normal overall but they will fluctuate.