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Overview
Leinster
Today
Cloudy and dry to start this morning. Outbreaks of rain will move in early on from the west, and linger for the day until after nightfall when it gradually clears east. Highs of 9 to 12 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds.
Tonight
Tonight, will see dry and clear spells develop once the rain clears. Colder than recent with lows of 0 to 5 degrees. Light to moderate southerly winds.
Tomorrow
Friday will start dry and bright, with crisp and sunny spells. Throughout the afternoon, isolated showers will gradually feed in from the west. Highs of 7 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh south-west winds.
National
Today
Cloudy today with rain spreading eastwards through the morning and early afternoon, turning heavy in places. Windy too, with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds. A clearance will gradually develop from the west later in the afternoon with winds easing light to moderate. Rain will linger over eastern counties until after nightfall. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.
Tonight
Any lingering rain along the east coast will clear to leave a mostly dry and clear night, with the odd isolated shower over Atlantic coastal counties. Patches of mist and fog may also develop. Noticeably colder than recent nights with lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, in light to moderate southerly winds.
Tomorrow
Crisp with plenty of winter sun to start on Friday morning. Dry for most, apart from isolated showers affecting Atlantic coasts at first, before gradually becoming more widespread. Showers will turn heavy at times with a chance of hail or isolated thunderstorms, mostly affecting parts of the south, west and northwest. Breezy too, with moderate to fresh southwest winds, and highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.
Outlook
Outlook: A mobile Atlantic regime will dominate for the rest of the week and into next week too, bringing a continuation of unsettled weather. Friday night: Scattered showers will continue to affect west and northwest counties. Elsewhere will see mostly dry conditions with plenty of longer clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Saturday: Dry and breezy to start with bright spells. Cloud from the west will move in early on with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Throughout the day, this rain will gradually spread across the country, with heavy falls at times bringing spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty south to southwest winds, with gales on Atlantic coasts. Saturday night: A rather wet and blustery night with widespread spells of rain, heaviest along Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong and gusty near coasts. Sunday: Some uncertainty to the detail but indications currently suggest a wet and blustery day with further outbreaks of rain, with the heaviest falls over parts of the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Rain will gradually clear to the southeast Sunday night with scattered showers following in behind and clearer spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, in moderating southwesterly winds. Further outlook: Again, into next week there is uncertainty in the forecast but currently there is a signal that unsettled weather will persist. Monday looks to start off mostly dry with scattered showers over parts of the west and north. Conditions will deteriorate early on as rain from the south will gradually spread northeastwards across the country for the day.
Marine Weather Warnings
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
South to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher.
Issued: 16 December 2025 17:01
Yellow
Gale Warning
South to southwest winds will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9.
Issued: 16 December 2025 17:01
Yellow
Small Craft Warning
South to southwest winds, veering southwest to west, will reach force 6 or higher.
Issued: 16 December 2025 17:01
Coastal Reports
Malin Head Automatic
South-Southeast, 20 Knots, Gust 38 Knots, Cloudy, 12 Miles, 1001, Falling slowly
Dublin Airport
South-Southwest, 14 Knots, Gust 30 Knots, Fair, 10 Miles, 1007, Falling slowly
Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W
South, 28 Knots, Gust 36 Knots, Wave ht: 4.5 m, 1010, Falling
Roches Point Automatic
South, 27 Knots, Gust 39 Knots, Mist, 3 Miles, 1007, Falling
Sherkin Island Automatic
South, 25 Knots, Gust 40 Knots, Mist, 3 Miles, 1005, Falling
Valentia Automatic
South, 21 Knots, Gust 34 Knots, Recent rain, 4 Miles, 1002, Falling
Mace Head Automatic
South, 29 Knots, Gust 42 Knots, Light rain, 1.7 Miles, 999, Falling
Belmullet Automatic
South, 32 Knots, Gust 57 Knots, Light rain, 1.7 Miles, 996, Falling
Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W
South, 31 Knots, Gust 42 Knots, Wave ht: 3.3 m, 1009, Falling slowly
Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W
South-Southwest, 30 Knots, Gust 43 Knots, Wave ht: 6.7 m, 1002, Falling
Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W
South, 38 Knots, Gust 52 Knots, Wave ht: 6 m, 994, Falling
Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W
West-Southwest, 27 Knots, Gust 38 Knots, Wave ht: 8.8 m, 993, Rising rapidly
Sea Area Forecast
Sea Area Forecast until 6:00 Friday 12 December 2025. Issued at 6:00 Thursday 11 December 2025.
Meteorological Situation at 0300: A deepening low of 954hPa centered approximately 400 nautical miles off the northwest coast of Ireland generates a strong to gale force strength southerly airflow over Ireland.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Slyne Head to Rossan Point
Wind: Southerly force 7 or gale force 8, veering westerly force 5 or 6 imminent. Soon becoming southwesterly force 4 to 6, and occasionally reaching force 7 by the end of the period.
Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers, heavy at times with the slight chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms. Becoming cloudy later with outbreaks of rain.
Visibility: Good, reducing moderate or poor in any precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Rossan Point to Wicklow Head to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 7 or gale force 8, veering westerly force 3 or 4 between Dungarvan and Valentia imminent. Soon decreasing west to southwest force 3 to 5, but maintaining southerly force 5 or 6, and occasionally force 7 on the Irish sea. Later becoming west to southwest force 3 to 5, and occasionally force 6 between Rossan Point and Malin Head.
Weather: Becoming fair with isolated showers, heavy at times in the north and south with the slight chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms. Cloudy by the end of the period with rain and drizzle.
Visibility: Good, reducing moderate or poor in any precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 6:00 Saturday 13 December 2025: Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong and gusty on west and northern Atlantic coasts. Southwesterly winds will strengthen to gale force on south, west and northern coasts on Saturday morning. Weather: Mostly fair with scattered showers. Becoming cloudy by end of period with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
