
Weather
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Overview
Leinster
Today
Mostly cloudy this evening with outbreaks of rain.
Tonight
Outbreaks of rain and drizzle continuing tonight. Lowest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds, decreasing light to moderate.
Tomorrow
Outbreaks of rain on Friday, possibly heavy. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees in mostly light breezes.
National
Today
Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will continue to ease across the country this evening. Mild and humid with highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees and moderate south to southwest winds, fresher on coasts.
Tonight
Tonight will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, mainly in Munster, Leinster and east Ulster. Rain will be heaviest and most persistent in the southeast. Some western and northern areas will be mainly dry. Some hill and coastal fog too. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees with moderate southwest winds.
Tomorrow
On Friday morning spells of rain and drizzle will mostly clear eastwards, but will linger in the southeast with heavy falls at times. Elsewhere will become mostly dry from the early afternoon with bright or sunny spells at times. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with mostly light to moderate southwest winds.
Outlook
Summary: The weekend brings the potential for some unsettled wet and possibly windy conditions, especially to the south and east, but with the possibility for those conditions to be more widespread. It's going to turn much cooler over the weekend. Current indications are for a much improved weather picture for the early days of next week, with high pressure building in from the west, though it's going to continue cool. An area of low pressure to the south of Ireland is likely to send up some rain from the south on Friday night. There's still uncertainty though as to how widespread the rain will become. At the moment though, it looks like Munster and Leinster are most likely to see some rain, especially southern and eastern parts, some of it heavy. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees in light to moderate breezes, becoming mostly northerly and freshening in southern areas. The area of low pressure to our south will continue to dominate our weather on Saturday. There'll be some heavy spells of rain, particularly in the south and east. While it may hold mainly dry elsewhere, there is the possibility of more widespread heavy, possibly thundery, rain. There's also the potential for it to become breezy or rather windy with freshening northerly winds, possibly stronger in parts. Highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees. The uncertainty continues into Saturday night, but there'll be further wet and breezy or rather windy conditions, especially in the east, but again with the potential to be more widespread. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees. On Sunday morning, it's likely to be still be wet and blustery in the east at first, though the rain should clear eastwards through the morning. Otherwise it's going to be a cool, breezy day, with sunshine and a scattering of showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees and feeling cooler than that with the added wind chill effect from a fresh and gusty northerly wind, which will be stronger in some coastal parts. By Monday, the winds will have moderated and while there'll still be a few scattered showers around, mainly in the north, it'll be mostly dry with some spells of sunshine, as high pressure becomes the dominant influence on our weather. Continuing cool with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with moderate northerly winds easing mostly light. High pressure will continue to bring dry weather on Tuesday with a mix of cloud and sunshine. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in light northerly or variable breezes. By Wednesday, uncertainty comes back into the forecast. It's likely that high pressure may hold on to give continued settled conditions, but with a chance that a weather front will move in from the west, bringing a return to more unsettled conditions.
Marine Weather Warnings
Yellow
Yellow Rain Warning
Spells of heavy rain at times
Possible impacts:
Localised flooding
Poor visibility
Difficult travelling
Issued: 19 September 2025 01:50
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
Southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times.
Issued: 19 September 2025 01:50
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
Southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times.
Issued: 19 September 2025 01:50
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
Southwest widns will reach force 6 at times.
Issued: 19 September 2025 01:50
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
Southwest winds will reach force 6 at times.
Issued: 19 September 2025 01:50
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
North to northeast winds will reach force 6 or higher
Issued: 19 September 2025 01:50
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
Northerly winds will reach force 6 or higher.
Issued: 19 September 2025 01:50
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
South, 11 Knots, Cloudy, 18 Miles, 1006, Rising slowly
Dublin Airport
South-Southwest, 12 Knots, Gust 23 Knots, Cloudy, 13 Miles, 1011, Rising slowly
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
South-Southwest, 20 Knots, Wave ht: 2.3 m, 1015, Rising slowly
Roches Point Automatic
South-Southwest, 20 Knots, Rain shower, 0.9 Miles, 1013, Rising slowly
Sherkin Island Automatic
South-Southwest, 12 Knots, Rain shower, 1.0 Miles, 1013, Rising slowly
Valentia Automatic
South-Southwest, 10 Knots, Mist, 4 Miles, 1011, Rising slowly
Mace Head Automatic
Southwest, 25 Knots, Rain shower, 4 Miles, 1009, Rising slowly
Belmullet Automatic
Southwest, 20 Knots, Gust 32 Knots, Rain shower, 1.8 Miles, 1006, Rising slowly
Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W
South, 26 Knots, Wave ht: 2.3 m, 1011, Steady
Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W
South-Southwest, 11 Knots, Wave ht: 2.8 m, 1012, Rising slowly
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
Southwest, 24 Knots, Wave ht: 3.2 m, 1004, Rising slowly
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
Southwest, 20 Knots, Wave ht: 3.2 m, 1005, Rising
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 0000 Saturday 20 September 2025. Issued at 0000 Friday 19 September 2025.
Meteorological Situation at 2100: A depression of 992hPa centred around 200 nautical miles northwest of Erris Head generates a mostly moderate to strong south to southwest airflow over Ireland. Associated frontal troughs are slow-moving over the country.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southwest force 4 to 6 and gusty, occasionally force 7 on the Irish Sea. Soon decreasing mainly force 4 to 6, but locally decreasing variable force 3 or less at times west of Mizen Head and between Belfast Lough and Howth Head. Gradually decreasing variable force 2 to 4 later.
Weather: Cloudy with rain and drizzle, heavy at times. Mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southwest force 4 to 6 and gusty, occasionally touching force 7 at first. Later decreasing force 3 to 5.
Weather: Mainly fair.
Visibility: Mostly good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 0000 Sunday 21 September 2025: Moderate southwest winds along western and northern coasts at first with light to moderate northeast or variable winds elsewhere. Winds increasing fresh to strong north to northeast in the southeast and northwest on Saturday morning and gradually increasing fresh to strong or near gale north to northeast on all coasts through the rest of the period. Weather; Rain and drizzle in southeast. Otherwise fair to cloudy with showers spreading from the northwest on Saturday morning, some heavy with isolated thunderstorms possible.