
Latest Rainfall Radar showing live precipitation and the last 90 minutes precipitation over Ireland, updated every 5 minutes. Precipitation can be rain, hail or snow. Accumulations can refer to rainfall only.
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The rainfall forecast is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. Rain refers to precipitation, which can be rain, sleet or snow. It forecasts how much rain will fall (in mm) hourly during the previous hour (accumulations), then in 3 hourly and finally 6 hourly accumulations up to 7 days. This service is based on data and products of the HARMONIE-AROME and the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) models.
The wind is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts the strength of the wind (in knots and km/h) at 10m for the top of each hour, in hourly, then 3 hourly and finally 6 hourly intervals up to 7 days. The wind arrow tip points in the direction the wind is blowing and the tail length indicates wind strength. However, in the text forecast below, it is described as where it is blowing from. This service is based on data and products of the HARMONIE-AROME and the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) models.
The temperature is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts air temperature on land and over sea in °C for the top of each hour, 3 hourly and finally 6 hourly intervals up to 7 days. Minus zero (-0) indicates values between 0 to -0.5°C. This service is based on data and products of the HARMONIE-AROME and the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) models.
The Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) is direct model output from Numerical Weather Prediction models but is a guideline only. It forecasts the MSLP in hecto Pascals (hPa) for the top of that hour initially in 3 hourly intervals, then 6 hourly. This service is based on data and products of the HARMONIE-AROME and the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) models.
National Forecast
26 September 2025 22:40
Tonight
Tonight, a band of rain will gradually move eastwards across the country, turning heavy in places. The rain will become mostly confined to the eastern half of the country by morning, with clearer skies and a few showers following in the west. Moderate to fresh southerly winds, will be stronger in some coastal parts, decreasing light westerly as the rain clears. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.
Tomorrow
It'll be a wet morning to begin across the eastern half of the country, with the rain heavy at times in places. A bright start further west with well scattered showers. The rain will continue to slowly clear eastwards though through the morning and afternoon, with sunny spells and isolated showers following. However, the rain will be slow to clear the northeast, with further heavy falls there continuing well into the afternoon or early evening. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 or 17 degrees in mostly light to moderate west to northwest winds, moderate to fresh southerly though in the east and northeast for a time.
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