Weather
Overview
Leinster
Today
Staying very warm and sunny this evening in most areas. A sea breeze keeps it a bit cooler near coasts. Inland, there is a slight chance of a heavy shower breaking out.
Tonight
Tonight will be warm with lowest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees. It will be generally dry and clear but there is a slight chance of an isolated shower developing. Winds will be light and variable and patches of mist and fog will develop.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be another hot day with temperatures reaching 25 to 30 degrees. It will be dry and sunny during the morning but through the course of the afternoon and evening, scattered heavy and thundery showers will develop. Slow-moving downpours are possible, causing spot flooding. Winds will be light and variable.
National
Tonight
This evening and tonight will be warm with temperatures staying above 14 to 19 degrees. Most areas will be dry with clear spells, with a few showers possibly continuing for a time, possibly heavy and thundery. Winds will be light and variable with patches of mist and fog developing.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be another hot day with temperatures reaching 25 to 30 degrees, cooler in the north and northwest. Mostly dry and sunny during the morning, with a few showers in northern areas, possibly heavy. Through the course of the afternoon and evening, scattered heavy and thundery showers will develop across the country some of these with hail. Slow-moving downpours are possible, causing spot flooding. Winds will be light and variable.
Outlook
OVERVIEW: Showery with a gradual return to normal August temperatures. SUNDAY NIGHT: Warm and humid with temperatures staying above 13 to 17 degrees. Early in the night there will be mostly dry and clear conditions but cloud and showers will move into the west and southwest and will spread northeastwards across much of the country overnight. Some heavy and thundery falls are possible early on. There will be light northerly or variable winds. MONDAY: Showery rain will continue to move northeastwards across the country on Monday morning. This will be followed by scattered showers and occasional sunny breaks from the southwest. The showers are likely to be heavy in Munster and south Leinster, with a chance of thunder, so spot flooding is possible. Highest temperatures will range between 15 degrees in the northwest and 23 degrees in the southeast, so not as warm as the weekend. Light to moderate northerly winds, becoming fresh on Atlantic coasts. MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, mainly in the east. Lowest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in a moderate northerly breeze. TUESDAY: Cooler and cloudier with scattered showers, mainly over the eastern half of the country with drier weather in the west. Highest temperatures of 14 to 21 degrees, mildest in the southeast, with a light to moderate northerly wind. TUESDAY NIGHT: Showers will become isolated on Tuesday night but it will stay rather cloudy. Minimum temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees in a light northerly breeze. WEDNESDAY: A mostly cloudy day with a few showers in the east. Highest temperatures of 15 to 22 degrees in a light north to northwest breeze. FURTHER OUTLOOK: Unsettled at times and becoming cooler.
Weather Warnings
Yellow
National Weather Warning
None
Issued: 13 August 2022 17:31
Validity: 13 August 2022 17:30 to 15 August 2022 06:00
Marine Weather Warnings
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
Nil
Issued: 13 August 2022 17:31
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
East-Northeast, 8 Knots, Fair, 18 Miles, 1015, Falling slowly
Dublin Airport
East-Northeast, 8 Knots, Fine, 26 Miles, 1014, Falling slowly
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
Northeast, 10 Knots, Wave ht:0.5 m, The visibility at Tuskar is greater than 10 Miles, 1012, Falling slowly
Roches Point Automatic
Southeast, 9 Knots, Fair, 15 Miles, 1012, Falling slowly
Sherkin Island Automatic
East-Southeast, 9 Knots, Fair, 16 Miles, 1012, Falling slowly
Valentia Automatic
West, 4 Knots, Fair, 16 Miles, 1012, Falling slowly
Mace Head Automatic
West, 10 Knots, Fair, 12 Miles, 1013, Falling slowly
Belmullet Automatic
North-Northeast, 12 Knots, Fair, 15 Miles, 1015, Falling slowly
Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W
North-Northeast, 10 Knots, Wave ht:0.6 m, 1014, Falling slowly
Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W
North, 6 Knots, Wave ht: 1 m, 1013, Falling slowly
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
North-Northeast, 11 Knots, Wave ht: 1.3 m, 1016, Falling slowly
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
Northeast, 10 Knots, Wave ht: 1 m, 1016, Falling slowly
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 1800 Sunday 14 August 2022. Issued at 1800 Saturday 13 August 2022.
Meteorological Situation at 1500: Ireland lies in a light to moderate northeasterly or variable airflow, between an anticyclone of 1026 hPa centred near Norway and an area of Low pressure of 1006 hPa over France.
Forecast for all Irish coastal waters and the Irish Sea
Wind: Northerly or variable force 3 to 4. Increasing force 4 or 5 between Slyne Head and Bloody Foreland by the end of the period.
Weather: Mostly fine or fair with areas of mist and fog mainly in the northwest and north. Isolated showers possible in the north later, turning heavy and thundery with hail.
Visibility: Mostly good but decreasing moderate or poor in mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1800 Monday 15 August 2022: Light to moderate north to northeast or variable winds, becoming northerly and increasing fresh to strong at times Sunday night, and Monday. Weather: Fair or Cloudy with scattered heavy and thundery showers developing.