Weather
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Overview
Leinster
Today
Dry for a time today, with any isolated mist or fog clearing during the morning and with some bright or sunny spells. However, it'll become increasingly cloudy with rain spreading from the southwest later in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in light southerly or variable breezes, becoming southeasterly and increasing mostly moderate to fresh through the day.
Tonight
The persistent rain and drizzle will clear northeastwards through the first half of tonight, with some dry spells to follow, but with showers and a longer spell of rain following from the southwest, turning heavy at times. Milder than previous nights with temperatures not falling below 8 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh southeast winds, veering southerly and decreasing mostly moderate.
Tomorrow
A few bright or sunny spells, but generally mostly cloudy tomorrow with fairly widespread showers, occasionally merging to longer spells of rain, heavy at times, with the chance of a few isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in a moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest wind.
National
Today
Dry for many this morning with some bright or sunny spells. Cloud and rain in the southwest will gradually spread northeastwards through the day, with the rain turning heavy at times. Staying dry for much of the day in Ulster and north Leinster. Some hill and coastal mist and fog will develop later in the south and southwest. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in mainly light to moderate southerly or variable breezes, backing southeasterly and increasing moderate to fresh through the afternoon and evening, stronger in southern and western coastal parts.
Tonight
The persistent rain will clear northeastwards through the first half of tonight, with some dry spells to follow, but with showers and a longer spell of rain following from the southwest too, heavy at times. Temperatures will not fall below 8 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh southeast winds, veering southerly and decreasing mostly moderate.\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow
Cloudy for most with widespread showers, occasionally merging to longer spells of rain, heavy at times, with the chance of a few isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in a moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest wind, stronger at times in coastal parts of the south and west
Outlook
Summary: Continuing generally unsettled for the rest of the working week with some showers or longer spells of rain at times. However, it'll gradually become warmer, with the likelihood of drier settled weather next weekend. Tuesday night: Tuesday night will bring further showers and with some longer spells of rain likely further north for a time. However, it'll become drier through the night. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest winds. Wednesday: There'll still be scattered showers on Wednesday, especially further north, but overall there'll be a lot of dry weather for much of the day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. It'll gradually become cloudier from the southwest, with some rain and drizzle moving into the southwest and west in the evening. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 or 18 degrees in mostly moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest winds, easing mostly light to moderate and backing southerly. Wednesday night: Cloudy on Wednesday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle becoming more widespread. There'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog too. Mild with lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in mostly moderate, occasionally fresh, southerly winds. Thursday: Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day with showers or longer spells of rain at times, some of it heavy, especially further to the west and northwest. There'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog too, especially further south. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees, south to north, in moderate, occasionally fresh, southerly winds. Friday: While a few bright or sunny spells are likely, especially in the east, Friday will see a continuation of mostly cloudy conditions with showers or showery outbreaks of rain, some of it on the heavy side, especially in the west and southwest. There'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog too, especially in the south. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees, in light to moderate southerly winds. Next weekend: It's likely to become drier and sunnier next weekend and warmer too, with high pressure taking charge. Saturday: Any mist and fog will clear on Saturday morning, to leave a good deal of dry weather with good bright or sunny spells developing. There'll just be a few well scattered showers around. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees in light to moderate west to north-west or variable breezes. Sunday: There'll be some mist and fog on Sunday morning too, which will generally clear, though may linger in coastal parts. It'll be a mainly dry warm day with spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees generally, a little lower in coastal parts, in mostly light variable breezes.
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
South, 02 knots, Cloudy, 14 Miles, 1006, Rising slowly
Dublin Airport
West-Southwest, 04 knots, Cloudy, 16 Miles, 1007, Rising slowly
Roches Point Automatic
Southwest, 06 knots, Light drizzle, 14 Miles, 1008, Steady
Sherkin Island Automatic
South-Southwest, 12 knots, Rain shower, 8 Miles, 1007, Falling slowly
Valentia Automatic
South-Southeast, 06 knots, Rain shower, 10 Miles, 1006, Falling slowly
Mace Head Automatic
Southeast, 10 knots, Cloudy, 12 Miles, 1006, Steady
Belmullet Automatic
South-Southeast, 09 knots, Cloudy, 11 Miles, 1005, Steady
Buoy M2 53° 29'N 5° 26'W
West, 6 knots, Wave ht:0.7 m, , 1008, Rising slowly
Buoy M3 51° 13'N 10° 33'W
South-Southwest, 15 knots, Wave ht:3 m, , 1006, Falling slowly
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
Report not available
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
West-Southwest, 10 knots, Wave ht:2.1 m, , 1008, Rising slowly
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
Southeast, 25 knots, Wave ht:2.1 m, , 996, Falling
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 6:00 Tuesday 19 May 2026. Issued at 5:30 Monday 18 May 2026.
Meteorological Situation at 0300: Ireland lies in a mainly light to fresh westerly or variable airflow with an area of low pressure of 982hpa in the mid-Atlantic. Associated frontal troughs approach from the southwest and will move northeastwards through Monday.
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Roches Point to Valentia
Wind: Increasing southerly force 4 or 5 imminent. Soon increasing force 5 or 6. Later becoming southwesterly.
Weather: Cloudy with rain and drizzle, heavy at times. Occasional mist and fog soon. Later becoming cloudy to fair with showers or longer spells of rain, some of it heavy.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Valentia to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Becoming southeasterly force 4 or 5 imminent. Soon increasing force 5 to 7. Veering southerly later and decreasing force 4 or 5, occasionally force 6.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Becoming mostly cloudy imminent and soon with rain and drizzle, heavy at times. Occasional mist and fog later. Becoming cloudy to fair towards the end of the period, with occasional showers or longer spells of rain, some heavy, with the slight chance of thunder.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Erris Head to Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Becoming southerly or variable imminent force 2 to 4. Soon increasing south or southeast force 4 or 5. Later increasing force 5 to 7.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Later cloudy with rain and drizzle, heavy at times. Occasional showers or longer spells of rain towards the end of the period. Occasional mist and fog.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 6:00 Wednesday 20 May 2026: Wind: Moderate to strong south to southwest winds, occasionally reaching near gale force in the south, southwest and east. Becoming mostly fresh to strong southwesterly on Tuesday night, then mostly moderate westerly in the west towards the end of the period. Weather: Mostly cloudy with widespread showers or longer spells of rain. Occasional mist and fog for a time on Tuesday. Becoming cloudy to fair towards the end of the period with showers becoming isolated.