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1.2 mm · 23 km/hTonight will be cloudy at first with rain and drizzle spreading eastwards, heavy in places with a slight chance of spot flooding. The rain will slowly clear eastwards with clear spells and isolated showers following behind. Some mist and fog patches developing too. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees, coolest in the northwest and mildest in the southeast. Light southerly winds will veer northwesterly behind the rain. Tomorrow morning, lingering rain and cloud in the east will clear early on, leaving a mostly dry and bright day with sunny spells and just the odd shower, most likely in the west or north. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees in a light northwesterly or variable breeze. Overview: Mixed for the rest of the week, with rain or showers at times. Daytime temperatures in the mid to high teens.\n\nWednesday night: Dry with clear spells at first, but cloud will increase overnight and patches of light rain or drizzle will develop in the west and northwest. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with a moderate southerly breeze developing.\n\nThursday: Thursday will be a breezy day with a fresh and gusty southerly wind. Most areas will be dry at first with occasional sunshine, but there’ll be patchy rain and drizzle in the west and northwest and also some drizzle towards the south coast. The rain will slowly move eastwards across parts of Ulster, Connacht and Munster during the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees.\n\nThursday night: Winds will ease on Thursday night and it’ll be mostly cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle. Mild and humid with lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.\n\nFriday: Friday morning will be cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle. This will gradually clear eastwards through the afternoon and evening, giving way to sunshine and showers, mainly in the west and north. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with light to moderate southwesterly winds.\n\nFriday night: A few showers in the north and west on Friday night, otherwise dry with long clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with light to moderate southerly winds.\n\nThe Weekend: A bright and breezy start to Saturday with sunny spells and scattered blustery showers. Rain is expected to move into the west later on Saturday, moving eastwards across the country on Saturday night, followed by sunny spells and scattered showers on Sunday. Daytime temperatures over the weekend will reach the mid to high teens.
Updated 23 Sep 2026 02:53Overview: Mixed for the rest of the week, with rain or showers at times. Daytime temperatures in the mid to high teens.\n\nWednesday night: Dry with clear spells at first, but cloud will increase overnight and patches of light rain or drizzle will develop in the west and northwest. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with a moderate southerly breeze developing.\n\nThursday: Thursday will be a breezy day with a fresh and gusty southerly wind. Most areas will be dry at first with occasional sunshine, but there’ll be patchy rain and drizzle in the west and northwest and also some drizzle towards the south coast. The rain will slowly move eastwards across parts of Ulster, Connacht and Munster during the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees.\n\nThursday night: Winds will ease on Thursday night and it’ll be mostly cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle. Mild and humid with lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.\n\nFriday: Friday morning will be cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle. This will gradually clear eastwards through the afternoon and evening, giving way to sunshine and showers, mainly in the west and north. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with light to moderate southwesterly winds.\n\nFriday night: A few showers in the north and west on Friday night, otherwise dry with long clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with light to moderate southerly winds.\n\nThe Weekend: A bright and breezy start to Saturday with sunny spells and scattered blustery showers. Rain is expected to move into the west later on Saturday, moving eastwards across the country on Saturday night, followed by sunny spells and scattered showers on Sunday. Daytime temperatures over the weekend will reach the mid to high teens.
Updated 23 Sep 2026 02:53Mostly cloudy this evening with some isolated showers. Winds will be light to moderate and variable. Cloudy and dry to start. A band of rain and drizzle will move over towards dawn. Minimum temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees in light variable breezes. Rain and drizzle will clear early tomorrow morning, leaving a mostly dry…
Cloudy this evening with outbreaks of rain developing. Winds will generally be light to moderate southerly or variable. The rain will gradually move eastwards tonight, with a clearance to isolated showers following. Temperatures will fall to between 8 and 10 degrees in light southwest winds, veering northwest later. A mainly dry day with a mix…
Mostly cloudy this evening with some isolated showers possible. Winds will generally be light to moderate southerly. Cloudy and mostly dry at first. However, rain and drizzle will move in from the west as the night goes on, possibly heavy in places. A clearance will follow later. Temperatures will fall to between 10 and 13…
Mostly cloudy with some scattered showers this evening. Wind will mostly be light to moderate and variable. Rain and drizzle will develop on the west coast and move eastwards overnight, later clearing to isolated showers. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in light variable breezes. Mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sunny…
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers this evening. The rain will become more persistent in the west, possibly heavy in places. Winds will be generally light and variable. The band of rain and drizzle will move eastwards as the night goes on, becoming heavier and more persistent as it does. A clearance will follow later in…
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Capital / East · Updated 23 Sep 2026 02:53 · Source: Met Éireann point forecast
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0.3 mm · 14 km/hA potato blight advisory is in effect. For details, please see the Farming Commentary under the Forecast tab.
| Station | Condition | Temp | Wind | Humidity | Rain | Pressure | Reported |
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| Dublin Airport | Rain showers | 14°C | 17 km/h W | 97% | 0.4 mm | 1023 hPa | 03:00 |
| Cork | Light rain | 14°C | 17 km/h W | 95% | 0.0 mm | 1026 hPa | 03:00 |
| Shannon | Light rain showers | 13°C | 13 km/h N | 96% | 0.3 mm | 1026 hPa | 03:00 |
| Knock | N/A | 10°C | 28 km/h NW | 99% | 0.0 mm | 1025 hPa | 03:00 |
| Belmullet | Fair | 11°C | 20 km/h NW | 89% | 0.0 mm | 1026 hPa | 03:00 |
| Claremorris | N/A | 9°C | 13 km/h NW | 97% | 0.0 mm | 1026 hPa | 03:00 |
| Mace Head | Fair | 13°C | 37 km/h NW | 89% | 0.0 mm | 1026 hPa | 03:00 |
| Finner | Fog / Mist | 12°C | 28 km/h NW | 86% | 0.0 mm | 1025 hPa | 03:00 |
| Malin Head | Cloudy | 12°C | 28 km/h W | 95% | 0.0 mm | 1024 hPa | 03:00 |
| Mullingar | Light rain | 12°C | 11 km/h NW | 95% | 0.0 mm | 1024 hPa | 03:00 |
| Roche's Point | Cloudy | 15°C | 17 km/h W | 90% | 0.0 mm | 1025 hPa | 03:00 |
| Valentia | Cloudy | 14°C | 20 km/h N | 87% | 0.0 mm | 1027 hPa | 03:00 |
| Johnstown Castle | Cloudy | 15°C | 13 km/h W | 94% | 0.0 mm | 1024 hPa | 03:00 |
| Ballyhaise | Cloudy | 11°C | 13 km/h NW | 96% | 0.0 mm | 1024 hPa | 03:00 |
| Gurteen | Rain showers | 12°C | 13 km/h NW | 98% | 0.3 mm | 1025 hPa | 03:00 |
| Oak Park | Cloudy | 15°C | 7 km/h S | 93% | 0.0 mm | 1024 hPa | 03:00 |
| Casement | Light rain | 14°C | 28 km/h SW | 97% | 0.2 mm | 1023 hPa | 03:00 |
| Sherkin Island | Light rain | 14°C | 24 km/h W | 97% | 0.0 mm | 1026 hPa | 03:00 |
| Dunsany | N/A | 14°C | 24 km/h W | 97% | 0.8 mm | 1024 hPa | 03:00 |
SEA CROSSINGS FORECAST Dublin - Holyhead Slight, increasing moderate at times on Thursday. Rosslare - South Wales Slight to moderate. Cork - South Wales Rosslare - France Cork - France Rosslare - Spain Slight to moderate, occasionally rough on Wednesday morning.
SEA AREA FORECAST Meteorological Situation at 2100 A broad anticyclone of 1031hPa lies to the west of Ireland, generating a light to moderate southerly or variable airflow across the country. A cold front associated with a depression north of Iceland will track southeastwards across Ireland on Tuesday night. Forecast for Roches Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head Northwest force 3 or 4 imminent, soon becoming northwesterly force 2 to 4. Later decreasing variable force 3 or less. Increasing southerly force 4 to 6 by the end of the period. Cloudy with rain and drizzle, becoming fair imminent with isolated showers. Cloudy to fair later. Moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good. Forecast for Malin Head to Belfast Lough to Howth Head and for the Irish Sea North of the Isle of Man Northwest force 4 to 6 imminent, soon becoming force 4 or 5. Later decreasing variable force 3 or less. Cloudy with rain and drizzle. Soon becoming fair with isolated showers. Forecast for Howth Head to Carnsore Point to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea South of the Isle of Man Southwest force 3 to 5, soon veering northwest force 4 or 5. Later becoming easterly or variable force 3 or less.
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Report period 14 Sep–20 Sep 2026| Station | Air temp | Vs normal | Rain | % normal | Soil temp | Wind | Sun |
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| Ballyhaise | 13.9°C | 0.9°C | 30.5 mm | 161.0% | 15.1°C | 6.3 kt | — |
| Belmullet | 14.3°C | 0.9°C | 25.4 mm | 104.0% | 15.2°C | 14.5 kt | 18.8 h |
| Gurteen | 14.5°C | 1.5°C | 21.5 mm | 120.0% | 15.4°C | 9.0 kt | — |
| Casement | 15.0°C | 1.9°C | 9.0 mm | 63.0% | 14.7°C | 12.7 kt | 31.8 h |
| Claremorris | 14.0°C | 1.3°C | 24.7 mm | 105.0% | 15.6°C | 8.4 kt | — |
| Cork Airport | 14.4°C | 1.3°C | 15.6 mm | 69.0% | 15.4°C | 9.5 kt | 21.9 h |
| Dublin Airport | 15.2°C | 2.0°C | 8.9 mm | 63.0% | 15.3°C | 10.6 kt | 31.9 h |
| Johnstown Castle | 14.8°C | 1.2°C | 10.6 mm | 51.0% | 15.9°C | 8.3 kt | 28.3 h |
| Knock Airport | 13.1°C | 1.2°C | 26.3 mm | 100.0% | 14.4°C | 11.0 kt | — |
| Malin Head | 13.8°C | 0.4°C | 33.2 mm | 136.0% | 14.1°C | 19.2 kt | — |
| Mullingar | 14.1°C | 1.5°C | 22.4 mm | 120.0% | 15.8°C | 6.7 kt | — |
| Oak park | 15.2°C | 1.7°C | 23.5 mm | 142.0% | 16.6°C | 8.5 kt | — |
| Roches Point | 15.3°C | 1.4°C | 9.5 mm | 47.0% | 15.8°C | 12.3 kt | — |
| Shannon Airport | 15.4°C | 1.4°C | 28.1 mm | 155.0% | 16.6°C | 10.9 kt | 27.5 h |
| Valentia | 15.2°C | 1.3°C | 22.4 mm | 75.0% | 16.5°C | 10.7 kt | 10.6 h |
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Rainfall amounts were mostly below normal over the past seven days, especially in the south and east. Only one station at Shannon Airport, Co. Clare recorded above average amounts with 22.9mm (125% of normal). Elsewhere, amounts ranged between 3mm at Roche's Point, Co. Cork (15% of normal) to 18.2mm at Malin Head, Co. Donegal (74% of normal). More unsettled conditions are expected over the coming week with 1 or 2 times the average amounts expected generally, driest in the southeast. However, parts of the west and northwest may receive more. Air temperatures were above normal nationwide over the past week, ranging from 13.3 degrees at Knock/Ireland West Airport, Co. Mayo to 15.6 degrees at Shannon Airport, Co. Clare. This equates to between 0.6 and 2.1 degrees above average with the greatest deviation from normal in the east of the country. Mean soil temperatures have also been above normal, ranging between 14 and 16.6 degrees (1.7 and 3.9 degrees above the average). With cooler and fresher conditions extending from the northwest through today (Tuesday) and tonight, temperatures will fall closer to average. Overall, mean air temperatures will likely range between 12 and 15 degrees. Mean soil temperatures will decrease but will continue above normal. Sunshine amounts over the past week varied over the country. It was duller than average in parts of the north, west and far southwest. Elsewhere, sunshine amounts were closer to or above normal. Valentia Observatory, Co. Kerry recorded the least with just 13.6 hours (52% of its average) while Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford recorded the most with 34 hours (114% of its average). Over the coming week, while there will be good sunny spells at times, mixed conditions will likely lead to below average sunshine amounts. Mixed or unsettled conditions over the coming week will lead to mostly moderate or poor drying conditions. The best opportunities will be on Wednesday after overnight rain clears eastwards in the morning and away from isolated showers though light winds will limit drying. The best opportunities for spraying over the coming week will be tomorrow (Wednesday) after overnight rain clears eastwards and away from isolated showers. Opportunities will then become more limited. Soils for much of Leinster and in Munster away from the west of the province have soil moisture deficits (SMDs) of between 5 and 40mm generally, highest in the east. Elsewhere soils are saturated or close to it while some poorly drained soils in the northwest are close to waterlogged. With above average rainfall expected, especially over the northwestern half of the country, most soils in those areas will become saturated while poorly drained soils will be saturated or waterlogged. Further south and east, while there will be some flucuations, SMDs are not expected to vary much. Weather conditions conducive to the spread of potato blight will occur until Wednesday afternoon (23rd September) in parts of the south, west and northwest. There is the likelihood of conditions returning to the northwest and west from Saturday morning (26th September) to Sunday afternoon (27th September). There will be opportunities for spraying on Wednesday.
Source: Met Éireann · updated 23 Sep 2026 02:53