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Today Saturday 6°C Heavy rain 1mm
Heavy rain
22:00
6°C
22km/h SE
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7°C
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Tomorrow Sunday 8°C Rain 27km/h SW
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8°C
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6°C
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8°C
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7°C
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8°C
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24 November Monday 10°C Partly cloudy 30km/h N
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25 November Tuesday 7°C Cloudy 7km/h W
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26 November Wednesday 12°C Light rain 20km/h SW
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27 November Thursday 12°C Fair 27km/h SW
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28 November Friday 8°C Cloudy 39km/h SW
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Overview

Connacht

Today

Patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading from the west later, in light or moderate southwest winds.

Tonight

Wet early tonight with widespread outbreaks of rain, turning heavy in places. More showery and breezy conditions following by morning. Moderate southwest winds will increase fresh or strong and gusty overnight, veering westerly by morning. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be windy with heavy blustery showers or longer spells of rain, with the chance of hail and thunder. Westerly winds will be strong to near gale force, with gales near the coast, veering northwest later. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

National

Today

Scattered showers this evening with a few more prolonged in Munster. Cloudier weather with more persistent rain will develop in the south and west during this evening. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds.

Tonight

Some fog patches forming in the east and north after dark. However, a band of heavy rain will move eastwards across the country later this evening and overnight, followed by squally showers. Some hail and thunder may occur, especially in the northwest where some sleet is possible on high ground. Moderate southerly winds will increase fresh and gusty overnight veering westerly, and increasing strong in the west and northwest by morning. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow will bring showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times with the chance of hail and thunder. There will be some sunny spells too, the best of these in the southwest and south. It'll be windy in many areas for a time with strong to near gale force west to northwest winds, especially over Connacht, north Munster and Leinster. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees with winds moderating later.

Outlook

Overview: Drier and brighter for the start of the week before turning more unsettled and milder from around mid-week. Sunday night: Showers will become mostly confined to western parts, where some may be heavy and of hail. Under clear spells, it'll turn chilly with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees, as northwest winds decreasing moderate in strength. Monday: Most places will be dry and bright with sunny spells. A few showers will continue around western and northern coastal areas. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees, coolest in eastern areas, in moderate north to northwest winds. Cold on Monday night with some frost and fog patches forming as winds ease. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees. Tuesday: A generally dry and bright day with sunshine and the chance of just the odd light shower. Cloud will increase from the west later on though, bringing some patchy rain to Atlantic areas. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in a light westerly breeze backing southerly. Further outlook: More unsettled and milder from Tuesday night with spells of rain likely and south to southwest winds setting in.

Coastal Reports

Malin Head Automatic

South-Southwest, 7 Knots, Fair, 12 Miles, 1006, Falling slowly

Dublin Airport

West-Southwest, 4 Knots, Fair, 13 Miles, 1009, Falling slowly

Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W

West-Southwest, 13 Knots, Wave ht: 1.7 m, 1011, Falling

Roches Point Automatic

West-Southwest, 6 Knots, Recent rain, 24 Miles, 1010, Falling

Sherkin Island Automatic

Southwest, 12 Knots, Fair, 8 Miles, 1010, Falling

Valentia Automatic

South, 7 Knots, Cloudy, 21 Miles, 1009, Falling

Mace Head Automatic

South-Southwest, 15 Knots, Recent rain, 26 Miles, 1007, Falling

Belmullet Automatic

South, 9 Knots, Cloudy, 8 Miles, 1006, Falling

Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W

Report not available

Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W

Southwest, 14 Knots, Wave ht: 2.2 m, 1010, Falling

Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W

South-Southwest, 13 Knots, Wave ht: 2.1 m, 1005, Falling

Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W

West, 27 Knots, Gust 35 Knots, Wave ht: 2.3 m, 1002, Falling rapidly

Sea Area Forecast

Sea Area Forecast until 1800 Sunday 23 November 2025. Issued at 1800 Saturday 22 November 2025.

Meteorological Situation at 1500: Low pressure of 997hPa located over southern Iceland extends a moderate south to southwest airflow over Ireland.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Malin Head

Wind: Southerly force 3 or 4, veering westerly force 6 or 7, and occasionally gale force 8. Later increasing force 7 or gale force 8, and occasionally reaching strong gale force 9. Veering northwesterly or cyclonic variable by the end of the period.

Weather: Rain imminent, heavy at times. Showers to follow later, with hail and thunder possible.

Visibility: Good reducing moderate or poor in precipitation.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Malin Head to Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea

Wind: West to southwest force 2 to 4, backing southerly force 4 or 5 imminent. Soon veering westerly force 5 or 6, and occasionally force 7.

Weather: Fair with isolated showers. Rain imminent, heavy at times. Showers to follow later with thunder and hail possible.

Visibility: Good reducing moderate or poor in precipitation.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Mizen Head to Erris Head

Wind: West to southwest force 4, increasing force 5 or 6 imminent. Increasing force 6 or 7 between Loop Head and Erris Head imminent. Soon veering west to northwest force 6 or 7, and occasionally gale force 8.

Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers. Rain imminent, heavy at times. Showers to follow later.

Visibility: Good reducing moderate or poor in precipitation.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1800 Monday 24 November 2025: Strong to gale force west to northwest winds, reaching strong gale force at times in the northwest. Fresh to strong or near gale winds will veer northerly from Monday. Showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times. A chance of hail and thunder.