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Today
Light rain
Today 14°C
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Wednesday 18°C
18 Sep
Cloudy
Thursday 18°C
19 Sep
Cloudy
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Today Tuesday 14°C Light rain 10km/h SW
Light rain
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13°C
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Tomorrow Wednesday 18°C Cloudy 24km/h SW
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18 September Thursday 18°C Cloudy 15km/h SW
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19 September Friday 15°C Cloudy 12km/h NE
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20 September Saturday 12°C Rain 1mm
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21 September Sunday 10°C Light rain 30km/h N
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22 September Monday 13°C Partly cloudy 21km/h N
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Leinster

Today

Cloudy with rain spreading northeastwards this evening in freshening southerly winds.

Tonight

Wet tonight with widespread outbreaks of rain, heavy in places with spot flooding possible. The rain will mostly clear eastwards by morning with some patches of fog developing. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with fresh and gusty southeasterly winds, veering southwesterly, strong near coasts.

Tomorrow

The last of the rain will clear the east early on and it will be largely dry but cloudy tomorrow morning with just limited sunny spells. Better sunny spells will develop from the south during the afternoon. A breezy day with fresh and gusty southwest winds, easing in the evening. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees. A chance of some rain in south later in the day.

National

Tonight

Becoming wet and windy tonight. Rain will extend nationwide early tonight, turning heavy and possibly thundery in places, with spot flooding likely. The rain will mostly clear eastwards by morning with some patches of fog developing in southern areas. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees with southeasterly winds increasing fresh and gusty, stronger near coasts, veering southwesterly as the rain clears.

Tomorrow

A damp start on Wednesday. Any lingering overnight rain, drizzle and fog will clear eastwards in the morning. It'll be mostly cloudy in the morning with just limited bright spells, but there's likely to be more in the way of sunny spells through the afternoon. Later in the evening, some rain may start to encroach into southern coastal areas. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with fresh and gusty southwesterly winds, strong or near gale force near western and northern coasts.

Outlook

Wednesday night: Showery outbreaks of rain will push up from the south, mainly affecting Munster and Leinster with some heavy falls possible. Staying largely dry in Ulster and Connacht with the longest clear spells in the northwest. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees in mostly light to moderate southwesterly winds, fresh at first in the north and west and strengthening near southern coasts by morning. Thursday: Further showery outbreaks of rain likely in the south and east though with dry intervals at times. Drier and sunnier in the north and west with a few showers. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees generally with light to moderate southwesterly winds, fresher near southern and northwestern coasts. Thursday night: Dry for most with isolated showers. However, showery outbreaks of rain may continue to affect southern and southeastern coastal areas. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds. Friday: A mix of cloud and some sunny spells along with isolated showers for most. The best of the sunny spells will be in the north. Mostly cloudy though in southeastern areas with a continued chance of showery outbreaks of rain. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees in mostly light breezes. Saturday: A good deal of uncertainty in the details at present. Most likely there will be a fair amount of dry weather with just some showers. However, there is a chance of a low pressure system moving northwards over the country bringing some heavy falls of rain.

Marine Weather Warnings

Yellow
Small Craft Warning

Southeasterly winds, veering southwesterly will reach force 6 or higher.

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Yellow
Small Craft Warning

Southwest to west winds will reach force 6 or higher at times.

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Yellow
Small Craft Warning

Southwesterly winds will reach force 6 or higher at times.

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Yellow
Yellow Rain Warning

Heavy spells of blustery rain.

Possible impacts:
• Difficult travelling conditions
• Poor visibility
• Localised flooding

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Yellow
Yellow Rain Warning

Heavy spells of blustery rain.

Possible impacts:
• Difficult travelling conditions
• Poor visibility
• Localised flooding

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Yellow
Gale Warning

Southeasterly winds veering southwesterly will reach gale force 8 at times.

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Yellow
Gale Warning

Southwesterly winds will reach gale force 8 at times.

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Blight Warning

Yellow

See Farming Commentary for details.

Issued: 16 September 2025 12:47

Coastal Reports

Malin Head Automatic

West, 10 Knots, Fair, 16 Miles, 1014, Steady

Dublin Airport

West-Southwest, 6 Knots, Fair, 16 Miles, 1016, Falling slowly

Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W

Southwest, 13 Knots, Wave ht: 1.6 m, 1018, Falling slowly

Roches Point Automatic

South, 11 Knots, Recent rain, 18 Miles, 1017, Falling slowly

Sherkin Island Automatic

South, 11 Knots, Light rain, 5 Miles, 1016, Falling

Valentia Automatic

Southeast, 8 Knots, Light rain, 5 Miles, 1014, Falling rapidly

Mace Head Automatic

South, 15 Knots, Recent drizzle, 16 Miles, 1014, Falling

Belmullet Automatic

South, 10 Knots, Cloudy, 15 Miles, 1014, Falling

Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W

Southwest, 10 Knots, Wave ht:0.9 m, 1016, Falling slowly

Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W

South, 21 Knots, Wave ht: 2.6 m, 1014, Falling rapidly

Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W

Southwest, 7 Knots, Wave ht: 2.5 m, 1014, Falling slowly

Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W

East, 28 Knots, Gust 40 Knots, Wave ht: 2.2 m, 1002, Falling very rapidly

Sea Area Forecast

Sea Area Forecast until 1800 Wednesday 17 September 2025. Issued at 1800 Tuesday 16 September 2025.

Meteorological Situation at 1500: Ireland lies in a moderate westerly air-flow. A strong to gale force southeasterly air-flow will become established over Ireland tonight as a deepening Low Pressure system tracks off the northwest coast.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man

Wind: Southwest force 3 to 5. Increasing southeast force 6 to gale force 8 imminent. Soon becoming south to southwest force 6 to gale force 8. Decreasing southwest force 5 or 6 later.

Weather: Rain, drizzle and mist imminent. Local fog. Becoming mostly dry with variable cloud later.

Visibility: Becoming moderate to poor imminent. Later becoming mostly good.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head

Wind: Increasing southeast force 6 to gale force 8 imminent, soon veering southwest. Later becoming south to southwest force 6 or 7 and reaching gale force 8 at times between Slyne Head and Malin Head.

Weather: Rain, drizzle and mist imminent. Local fog. Becoming mostly dry with variable cloud later.

Visibility: Becoming moderate to poor imminent. Later becoming mostly good.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Malin Head to Fair Head to Carlingford Lough and for the Irish Sea north of the Isle of Man

Wind: Westerly force 3 or 4. Increasing south to southeast force 4 or 5 imminent. Soon increasing southeast force 6 to gale force 8. Later decreasing south to southwest force 5 or 6.

Weather: Rain, drizzle and mist imminent. Local fog. Becoming mostly dry with variable cloud later.

Visibility: Becoming moderate to poor imminent. Later becoming mostly good.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1800 Thursday 18 September 2025: Strong to near gale force southwesterly winds will gradually ease mostly moderate to strong on Wednesday night, before increasing near gale force again in the south and east. Weather: Mostly cloudy to fair with isolated showers at first. Showery outbreaks of rain will move up from the south Wednesday night, along with occasional mist and fog.

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