Weather
Overview
Leinster
Today
Increasingly cloudy this evening with a band of rain, possibly heavy at times, moving in from the west with moderate to fresh southeast winds.
Tonight
The rain will continue to move northeastwards, followed by clear spells and scattered showers. Some of the showers will be heavy with a risk of hail and a slight chance of thunder. Moderate southeast winds will become southerly and decrease mostly light, with some mist and fog forming. Lows of 3 to 7 degrees.
Tomorrow
Any mist and fog will slowly clear tomorrow morning but it will remain mostly cloudy for the day. There'll be some scattered showers too, some possibly heavy, but overall a good deal of dry weather. Highs of 9 to 10 degrees with light, variable breezes, becoming northwesterly later in the day.
National
Today
Mostly cloudy this evening with rain extending nationwide. The rain will be heavy at times and accompanied by freshening south to southeast winds.
Tonight
The rain will continue to extend to the north and east early tonight, with clear spells and scattered showers following on from the southwest. Some of the showers will be heavy with a risk of hail and a slight chance of thunder, especially in coastal parts of the west and south. Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds will become southerly and decrease mostly light, with some mist and fog forming. Lowest temperatures 3 to 7 degrees.
Tomorrow
Dull tomorrow morning with low cloud, mist and fog. The mist and fog will slowly clear later in the morning and early afternoon, but it will remain mostly cloudy for the day. There'll be some scattered showers too, and a few will be heavy especially early on, but overall a good deal of dry weather. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with light, variable breezes, becoming northwesterly later and freshening in coastal parts of the west.
Outlook
OUTLOOK: Remaining unsettled with rain or showers early on. Less windy though and drier by mid-week. TUESDAY NIGHT will start off mostly cloudy with some scattered showers. It will become mainly dry overnight. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate northerly winds. WEDNESDAY will be mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud and some sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees with light variable breezes. Wednesday night will start off cold and dry with clear spells and with frost in some eastern areas. Rain will develop in the west and will spread eastwards overnight. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees. On THURSDAY morning rain will clear quickly. The rest of the day will be mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, with mostly light westerly winds. Thursday night will be mainly dry with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees. FRIDAY and SATURDAY will both be mild, breezy and mostly cloudy with a fair amount of dry weather and with patchy rain or drizzle at times. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest winds. At the moment it looks like rain will move in from the west on Sunday next.
Marine Weather Warnings
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
1) Southeast to south winds will increase to force 6 or higher this evening and tonight (Monday) on all Irish coasts, later becoming confined to Irish coasts from Bloody Foreland to Fair Head to Carlingford Lough.
2) Northerly winds will increase force 6 or higher on Tuesday afternoon on Irish coasts from Valentia to Erris Head to Carlingford, extending to all Irish coasts on Tuesday evening.
Issued: 11 December 2023 15:46
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
East-Southeast, 16 Knots, Cloudy, 21 Miles, 1000, Falling slowly
Dublin Airport
South-Southeast, 11 Knots, Fair, 16 Miles, 1000, Falling slowly
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
South, 19 Knots, Wave ht: 2.8 m, The visibility at Tuskar is 4 Miles, 1000, Falling
Roches Point Automatic
South-Southwest, 20 Knots, Light rain, 1.7 Miles, 997, Falling
Sherkin Island Automatic
South-Southwest, 19 Knots, Rain shower, 2 Miles, 996, Falling
Valentia Automatic
South-Southwest, 14 Knots, Recent rain, 4 Miles, 995, Falling slowly
Mace Head Automatic
South-Southwest, 16 Knots, Rain shower, 2 Miles, 993, Falling
Belmullet Automatic
East-Southeast, 10 Knots, Light rain, 7 Miles, 994, Falling
Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W
South-Southeast, 13 Knots, Wave ht:0.7 m, 1001, Falling slowly
Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W
South-Southwest, 18 Knots, Wave ht: 4.2 m, 995, Falling slowly
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
East, 22 Knots, Wave ht: 3.1 m, 995, Falling
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
West, 7 Knots, Wave ht: 3.9 m, 990, Steady
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 1800 Tuesday 12 December 2023. Issued at 1800 Monday 11 December 2023.
Meteorological Situation at 1500: A complex area of Low Pressure of 989hPa centred approximately 250 nautical west of Belmullet extends a strengthening southeast air-flow over Ireland. A frontal trough will push northeastwards over Ireland this evening.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carlingford Lough to Wicklow Head to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southeast force 5 to 7. Soon becoming south or variable force 3 or 4. Later veering north to northwest force 4 or 5.
Weather: Outbreaks of rain clearing to scattered showers, some with hail and thunder. Inshore mist or fog on Tuesday.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Hook Head to Roche's Point to Mizen Head
Wind: South or southwest force 5 to 7. Later veering west to northwest force 4 or 5.
Weather: Outbreaks of rain clearing to scattered showers, some with hail and thunder. Inshore mist or fog on Tuesday.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland
Wind: South or southeast force 5 to 7. Becoming south force 3 to 5 imminent. Soon variable force 2 to 4. Later increasing north force 6 or 7 and gusty.
Weather: Outbreaks of rain clearing to scattered showers, some with hail and thunder. Inshore mist or fog on Tuesday.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Bloody Foreland to Fair Head to Carlingford Lough
Wind: East or southeast force 6 or 7. Soon decreasing east force 3 to 5. Becoming northeast force 3 to 5 on Tuesday afternoon. Increasing north force 5 or 6 on Tuesday evening.
Weather: Outbreaks of rain clearing to scattered showers, some with hail and thunder. Inshore mist or fog on Tuesday.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1800 Wednesday 13 December 2023: Fresh to strong northerly winds, reaching near gale force for a time in the west. Decreasing mostly moderate northwest to west by the end of the period. Weather: scattered showers, heavy at times. Becoming cloudy to fair on Tuesday night.