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Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
05 December 2025 07:22
Inniu
Becoming wet and windy this morning with rain extending northeastwards and turning heavy in places. Southeasterly winds will increase strong and gusty with gales at times on south and east coasts. The rain will give way to scattered showers and some limited brighter spells, which will extend from the southwest through the afternoon and evening, with the winds decreasing mostly moderate to fresh south to southwesterly. Some of the showers will be heavy. Highest afternoon temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees generally, but 6 to 9 degrees in Ulster.
Anocht
Tonight will bring a good deal of cloud overall with showers or longer spells of rain, some of that heavy. There'll be some clear drier spells too. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees with mostly light to moderate south to southwest winds, increasing fresh to strong southwest in the southwest and along the south coast.
Amárach
Tomorrow, Saturday, will be generally breezy with showers or longer spells of rain in places, most widespread through the morning and early afternoon, and some of that will be on the heavy side. There'll just be limited sunny spells in the morning, mainly in the south, where it'll be driest. Through the afternoon, more in the way of bright or sunny spells should develop from the south, with the rain and showers moving northwards and becoming more confined to Ulster later on. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in mostly moderate to fresh, occasionally strong and gusty southwest to west winds, though winds will be lighter in Ulster for much of the day, and will gradually ease in all areas later.
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