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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
02 July 2025 09:20
Today
Today will bring a mix of sunshine and scattered showers, which will spread from the west through the morning and afternoon. Some of the showers will be heavy, especially over the northern half of the country, with the chance of few scattered thunderstorms there too. A clearance to mainly dry sunny weather will extend eastwards through the afternoon and evening, with just a few lingering isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 14 degrees in the northwest to 20 degrees in the east and south in light to moderate westerly breezes.
Tonight
It'll be mainly dry for much of tonight with clear spells. However cloud will move into the west and north later in the night, along with some outbreaks of showery rain there. It'll stay dry though across much of the east and south with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Thursday, will be rather cloudy for a time with some outbreaks of showery rain, especially across the northern half of the country, while it'll be mainly dry further south with some bright or sunny spells. The rain will clear eastwards through the morning, with a mix of sunshine and scattered showers following, a few heavy further north, with the slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm. The showers will become isolated later. Highest temperatures of 16 to 22 degrees in mostly moderate west to southwest winds, fresher in the northwest and west.
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