Weather
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Overview
Leinster
Today
Dry and mostly sunny this evening with light to moderate southeasterly winds.
Tonight
Tonight will be mainly dry with clear spells. It will become cloudier in the south and west of Leinster with some showers developing overnight. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees with light winds.
Tomorrow
Most areas staying dry tomorrow with bright or sunny spells. However, some showers may develop at times. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees with light winds.
National
Tonight
Generally dry and clear tonight with just a touch of cloud across southern counties and winds remaining light. Isolated showers will drift over parts of Munster and Connacht later. Cold under clear skies with lows of 1 to 4 degrees in parts of Ulster and north Leinster. Milder elsewhere with lows of 6 to 10 degrees.
Tomorrow
A mostly dry day with just a few isolated showers possible. Cloudier than recent days, with the best of the sunshine over the eastern half of the country. Highest temperatures of 13 degrees in the west to 20 degrees in the east, with light variable breezes.
Outlook
Overview: The weather over Ireland will continue mainly dry and settled as high pressure dominates. Saturday Night: will be mainly dry with a mix of cloud and clear spells. There may be a few showers in Ulster. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with light, variable breezes. Sunday will be mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud and some sunny spells. A few showers may develop in Leinster and Ulster during the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees, with light variable breezes, warmest in the east. Sunday night will be dry with some clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees. Monday: Monday will be dry with bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees with light to moderate northerly breezes, coolest in the north and warmest in the south. Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 12 to 18 degrees with moderate northeasterly winds. It will be coolest in the east and warmest in the west and southwest. Wednesday will continue dry with sunny spells and moderate easterly winds. Highest temperatures of 12 to 18 degrees, coolest in the east and warmest in the west. Thursday and Friday will continue dry with sunny spells and with temperatures in the mid to high teens and light winds.
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
South-Southeast, 03 knots, Fair, 21 Miles, 1021, Falling slowly
Dublin Airport
East, 06 knots, Fair, 21 Miles, 1022, Falling slowly
Roches Point Automatic
East, 15 knots, Recent drizzle, 12 Miles, 1019, Falling slowly
Sherkin Island Automatic
East, 15 knots, Fair, 9 Miles, 1018, Steady
Valentia Automatic
East, 07 knots, Cloudy, 16 Miles, 1017, Steady
Mace Head Automatic
East-Southeast, 10 knots, Fair, 26 Miles, 1019, Falling slowly
Belmullet Automatic
South-Southeast, 05 knots, Fair, 18 Miles, 1019, Falling slowly
Buoy M2 53° 29'N 5° 26'W
Northeast, 5 knots, Wave ht:0.7 m, , 1022, Falling slowly
Buoy M3 51° 13'N 10° 33'W
East, 17 knots, Wave ht:2.5 m, , 1017, Steady
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
Report not available
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
East-Southeast, 10 knots, Wave ht:1.7 m, , 1020, Steady
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
East-Southeast, 13 knots, Wave ht:3.3 m, , 1015, Steady
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 18:00 Saturday 25 April 2026. Issued at 18:00 Friday 24 April 2026.
Meteorological Situation at 1500: Ireland lies in a light to moderate, fresher in the southwest, easterly airflow, between an anticyclone of 1026hPa centred in the North Sea and a depression of 996hPa centred over the mid-Atlantic. A showery trough will pass up over the western half of the country through the period.
Forecast for Carnsore Point to Slyne Head to Fair Head
Wind: East to southeast force 3 to 5. Soon decreasing southeasterly or variable force 2 to 4. Later becoming southerly or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, some of which could be heavy with the chance of an isolated thunderstorm. Some mist and fog patches possible.
Visibility: Good, reducing moderate or poor in any showers or mist and fog.
Forecast for Fair Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Imminent decreasing variable force 3 or less.
Weather: Fine or fair. Later becoming fair to cloudy.
Visibility: Good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00 Sunday 26 April 2026: Mostly light to moderate southerly or variable winds, but moderate to fresh east to southeast in parts of the northeast and the Irish sea. Weather: Cloudy to fair with isolated showers. Some mist and fog patches too.