Weather
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Overview
Leinster
Today
A mix of cloud and sunny spells for the rest of today in light to moderate west to northwest breezes. Scattered showers, a few may fall as hail, will become isolated during the evening.
Tonight
Any remaining showers will die out early tonight. Cold and dry for the rest of the night with clear spells in light variable breezes. Temperatures will dip to between 0 and 4 Celsius, allowing frost to form locally. Isolated mist patches may form also.
Tomorrow
Sunday will bring a mix of cloud and sunny spells. Dry for the most part but a few isolated light showers are possible. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in light east to northeast breezes.
National
Tonight
Tonight will be cold and largely dry with clear spells and just isolated showers in the north. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees with light variable breezes.
Tomorrow
Mainly dry tomorrow, with bright or sunny spells and perhaps a few isolated light showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with light east to northeast breezes. It will be coolest in the east and warmest in the southwest.
Outlook
Overview: Mostly dry and settled with high pressure dominating and just a few showers at times. Sunday night: Mostly dry with long clear spells. A few light showers may occur. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees generally in light easterly or variable breezes. A few mist or fog patches may form. Monday: Sunny spells and predominately dry with just a few showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 or 15 degrees, mildest in the southwest, in light, occasionally moderate northeasterly breezes. Monday night: Staying mostly dry with long clear spells. Isolated showers will occur, especially for eastern coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees in light, occasionally moderate, east or northeast breezes. Tuesday: Sunny spells and well scattered showers. It will turn cloudier in the south and southwest later. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with moderate to fresh easterly winds developing for a time. Tuesday night: Generally dry and clear. Cloudier though in the southwest. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 or 8 degrees in mostly moderate easterly winds, fresher near coasts. Wednesday: Dry and sunny to start. It will turn cloudier over much of Munster and Connacht through the day with isolated showers possible. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 or 16 degrees in moderate to fresh easterly winds. Thursday: Dry and sunny with just the chance of the odd stray shower. Highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees, warmest in the west, in moderate to fresh east or southeast winds, easing later. Further Outlook: Continuing mostly dry for Friday and next weekend with high pressure dominating. Temperatures widely reaching the mid to high teens.
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
West-Southwest, 08 knots, Fair, 18 Miles, 1026, Steady
Dublin Airport
West, 06 knots, Fair, 16 Miles, 1027, Steady
Roches Point Automatic
North, 05 knots, Fair, 26 Miles, 1027, Steady
Sherkin Island Automatic
North-Northeast, 03 knots, Fair, 18 Miles, 1028, Steady
Valentia Automatic
East-Northeast, 02 knots, Fair, 24 Miles, 1028, Falling slowly
Mace Head Automatic
East-Southeast, 04 knots, Fair, 26 Miles, 1027, Steady
Belmullet Automatic
Southeast, 04 knots, Cloudy, 12 Miles, 1027, Steady
Buoy M2 53° 29'N 5° 26'W
North-Northwest, 6 knots, Wave ht:0.7 m, , 1027, Steady
Buoy M3 51° 13'N 10° 33'W
North-Northeast, 4 knots, Wave ht:2.3 m, , 1028, Falling slowly
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
Report not available
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
North, 13 knots, Wave ht:1.3 m, , 1027, Steady
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
South-Southeast, 12 knots, Wave ht:1.8 m, , 1024, Falling slowly
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 0:00 Monday 20 April 2026. Issued at 23:00 Saturday 18 April 2026.
Meteorological Situation at 2100: An anticyclone of 1029hPa centred just southwest of Ireland extends a ridge of high pressure over the country together with a light to moderate anticyclonic variable airflow.
Forecast for Valentia to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland
Wind: Variable force 3 or less. Later increasing easterly force 3 to 5.
Weather: Mostly fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Good.
Forecast for Bloody Foreland to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Imminent decreasing variable force 3 or less. Later increasing northerly or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Mostly fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Good.
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Roches Point to Valentia
Wind: Imminent veering northeasterly force 2 to 4. Soon veering easterly. Later increasing force 4 or 5.
Weather: Mostly fair with isolated showers.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 0:00 Tuesday 21 April 2026: Mostly light to moderate easterly winds will increase moderate to fresh, and strong in the southwest, through Monday. Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers.