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Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
09 January 2026 11:59
Inniu
Cold today with spells of sunshine but some scattered heavy showers too, mainly affecting Atlantic counties. The showers will be a wintry mix of rain, hail and sleet, with snow possible over higher ground. Some thunderstorms will occur later too across west and southwest counties. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, coldest in the Northeast, in mostly light to moderate westerly winds, increasing fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly for west and southwest coasts.
Anocht
Scattered heavy thundery showers will move eastwards this evening and overnight, some wintry with snow for higher ground with the odd rumble of thunder. Coldest across Ulster, north Leinster and the North Midlands with overnight lows of 0 to minus 3 degrees with a slight to sharp frost as well as some freezing fog, all with just light westerly or variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees elsewhere with some frost, all in a moderate, occasionally fresh northwest breeze.
Amárach
Starting cold in places on Saturday morning with frost, ice and fog slow to clear. Dry with sunny spells for most though a few wintry showers will affect Ulster and north Leinster. Cloud will build from the west through the afternoon with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing across Atlantic counties developing, extending eastwards in the evening. Highest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees with mostly light southwesterly breezes.
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