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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
31 August 2026 13:00
Today
While there'll be a few isolated showers around, it'll be mostly dry for many for the afternoon with some bright or sunny spells for a time, though it'll become increasingly cloudy from the west. Later in the afternoon and evening, showery rain will push into the northwest and west. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 or 19 degrees in mostly moderate westerly winds, becoming mainly light to moderate southwesterly later, freshening a little in northwestern coastal parts.
Tonight
Tonight will bring a mix of cloud and clear spells and some showers, the showers mainly in the north and west, with a good lot of dry weather elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly or variable breezes, with fresher southwest winds in the northwest.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow will bring a few bright or sunny spells early on, mainly to the east and south, though it'll become increasingly cloudy through the day. There'll be a fair deal of dry weather for many areas for much of the day with a scattering of showers. However, it'll be a wetter day in parts of Ulster, especially further north, with more persistent rain moving in here, while later in the day outbreaks of rain will move into southwestern parts. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees, coolest in the north and warmest in the east and south, in mostly moderate southwest to west winds, fresher in the northwest for a time.
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