Weather
Overview
Leinster
Today
Sunny spells and showers today, some of the showers will be heavy or prolonged with the chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures 12 or 13 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds with the potential for wave overtopping around high tide.
Tonight
Breezy tonight with showers, mostly dying out later. Lowest temperatures 4 or 5 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds.
Tomorrow
Windy tomorrow, Friday, with widespread showers, some heavy and prolonged. Highest temperatures 11 or 12 degrees with strong and gusty southwest winds, veering westerly later.
National
Today
Sunny spells and showers today, some of the showers will be heavy or prolonged with the chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures 10 to 13 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds with the potential for wave overtopping around high tide.
Tonight
Breezy tonight with showers, mainly becoming confined to coasts later. Lowest temperatures 4 or 5 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds.
Tomorrow
Windy tomorrow, Friday, with widespread showers, some heavy and prolonged with longer spells of rain likely over Ulster later. Highest temperatures 9 to 12 degrees with strong and gusty southwest winds, veering westerly later.
Outlook
Showers will become mostly confined to Atlantic coastal counties on Friday night with long dry and clear spells developing elsewhere. Lowest temperatures 3 to 5 degrees as strong westerly winds ease overnight. Sunny spells and scattered showers on Saturday, there is the chance of a spell of more persistent rain affecting southern counties for a time. Highest temperatures 10 to 13 degrees with light winds to moderate westerly winds. Clear spells and isolated showers Saturday night. Lowest temperatures zero to plus 2 degrees in moderate northerly breezes. Sunday is expected to be drier with some sunshine and isolated showers, mainly affecting the north and northeast of the country. Highest temperatures 7 to 10 degrees in a moderate to fresh northerly breeze. A dry and clear night on Sunday night will allow temperatures to fall well below freezing as winds fall light. Current indications suggest Monday will be a cold dry day with light winds with another spell of rain arriving for Tuesday.
Marine Weather Warnings
Yellow
Gale Warning
Southwesterly winds will reach gale force at times on Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Loop Head to Erris Head.
Issued: 23 March 2023 11:24
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
South to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher on Irish coasts from Erris Head to Howth Head to Mizen Head.
Issued: 23 March 2023 11:24
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
South-Southwest, 16 Knots, Fair, 18 Miles, 982, Steady
Dublin Airport
Southwest, 11 Knots, Fine, 16 Miles, 986, Falling slowly
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
South-Southwest, 25 Knots, Gust 35 Knots, Wave ht: 4.2 m, The visibility at Tuskar is 6 Miles, 989, Falling slowly
Roches Point Automatic
Southwest, 19 Knots, Gust 29 Knots, Rain shower, 5 Miles, 987, Steady
Sherkin Island Automatic
Southwest, 16 Knots, Gust 32 Knots, Mod rain shower, 4 Miles, 987, Falling slowly
Valentia Automatic
South-Southwest, 13 Knots, Fair, 7 Miles, 985, Falling slowly
Mace Head Automatic
South-Southwest, 14 Knots, Mist, 4 Miles, 982, Falling slowly
Belmullet Automatic
South-Southwest, 11 Knots, Cloudy, 10 Miles, 980, Falling slowly
Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W
South-Southwest, 17 Knots, Wave ht: 1.6 m, 987, Falling slowly
Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W
Southwest, 24 Knots, Wave ht: 6 m, 985, Falling slowly
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
Southwest, 19 Knots, Wave ht: 4.2 m, 980, Falling slowly
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
Southwest, 8 Knots, Wave ht: 5.2 m, 974, Falling
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 0600 Friday 24 March 2023. Issued at 0600 Thursday 23 March 2023.
Meteorological Situation at 0300: A complex area of low pressure of 968hPa, lying between Ireland and Iceland, maintains a strong to near gale force southwesterly airflow over Ireland, steering showery troughs over the country.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: South to southwest force 6 or 7, reaching gale force 8 at times.
Weather: Heavy showers with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Malin Head to Strangford Lough
Wind: Southerly force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6, later increasing south to southwest force 6 or 7.
Weather: Heavy showers with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Strangford Lough to Wicklow Head to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southwest force 6 or 7, occasionally touching gale force 8.
Weather: Heavy showers with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 0600 Saturday 25 March 2023: Strong to near gale force southwesterly winds, reaching gale force at times will become northwest by the end of the forecast period. Frequent showers, some heavy with a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.