National Forecast

Issued at: 09 July 2025 17:35

TODAY - Wednesday 9th July

Warm and humid this evening with lots of sunshine but there'll be areas of cloud moving in across the west and north at times. There'll be generally light southwest or variable winds, but a little breezier along the Atlantic seaboard.

TONIGHT

It will stay dry overnight with clear spells but areas of mist and fog will form as winds fall light. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees but staying a little warmer in some urban centres.

TOMORROW - Thursday 10th July

Mist and fog will clear tomorrow morning to leave a warm day with plenty of sunshine. However, it will be cloudier at times in the west and northwest and there is the chance of some sea fog moving into coastal districts. Very warm with highest temperatures generally ranging from 24 to 27 degrees but a little fresher at the coast.

National Outlook

Overview: High pressure will bring mainly dry, settled weather for Friday and most of the weekend. Very warm or even hot.

Thursday night: Continuing dry overnight with clear spells, along with fog developing for southern areas. Mild with temperatures not falling below 11 to 14 degrees with light southerly breezes.

Friday: After a foggy start for southern areas, widespread sunshine will likely develop. Becoming hot in sunshine with highest temperatures of 22 to 27 or 28 degrees with light southerly breezes.

Saturday will be another very warm or hot day with the best of the sunshine over the eastern half of the country and with more cloud further west. Highest temperatures of 23 to 27 or 28 degrees with light to moderate southeasterly winds.

Sunday will start off dry with good sunshine in the east and north. Cloud and showery rain will move in over Munster and Connacht during the afternoon and will gradually extend northeastwards through the evening and night. It will be another warm or hot day with highest temperatures of 22 to 28 degrees and moderate south to southeast winds.

Current indications suggest tat the early days of next week will be cooler and more unsettle with showers or longer spells of rain at times and with temperatures in the high teens to low twenties.