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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
12 August 2026 22:00
Tonight
Tonight will be dry for many with clear spells. Cloudier conditions in parts of the west and southwest will bring patchy rain and drizzle. There will be some mist and fog too. Another mild and humid night with temperatures not falling below 15 to 19 or 20 degrees in a light southerly or variable breeze.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Thursday, will be another humid and a generally very warm or hot day with sunny spells, the best of these across the midlands and east, while it'll be mostly cloudy in parts of the west and northwest for time. There'll be showery outbreaks of rain or showers, mainly in parts of Connacht and Ulster, some of that heavy with the chance of thunderstorms. Elsewhere., there'll be plenty of dry weather, though there is the chance of a few sharp showers at any stage, while during the evening we'll see showers or showery rain starting to move eastwards. Highest temperatures will generally range from 23 to 30 degrees, hottest across the midlands and east, while temperatures will be closer to 20 degrees in coastal parts of the west and southwest, where there'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog at times. Winds will be light to moderate mainly southwesterly.
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