Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
Issued at: 22 February 2025 14:50
TODAY - Saturday 22nd February
A bright and largely dry day with good spells of sunshine and some passing showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
TONIGHT
Mainly dry and clear to start tonight. Rain will spread from the west overnight, reaching eastern areas by morning. Rain will be heavy in the west and southwest with spot flooding possible. Becoming very windy with southerly winds increasing strong to near gale force, reaching gale force on coasts. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.
TOMORROW - Sunday 23rd February
Sunday morning will be wet and windy with very strong and gusty southerly winds and widespread rain, heavy in many areas with some spot flooding. Rain will gradually clear eastwards through the afternoon with scattered blustery showers following, some heavy with isolated thunderstorms possible. Winds will decrease fresh as the rain clears. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.
National Outlook
Overview: Unsettled with rain or showers at times. Temperatures around average for late February.
Sunday night will bring clear spells and scattered showers, the showers heaviest and most frequent in the west with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with fresh southwest winds, easing a little overnight.
Monday will be a fresh and blustery day with sunny spells and showers, some heavy with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible. Maximum temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwest winds. Scattered showers will continue on Monday night, some of them heavy with hail and thunder possible. There'll be some dry and clear intervals too. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
Tuesday: Tuesday will be another day of sunshine and showers. The showers will be mainly in the west at first, but they'll spread elsewhere as the day goes on and some will be heavy with a chance of hail. Highest temperatures will range 7 to 9 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, and gusty westerly winds. Tuesday night will be cold and mainly dry as showers mostly die out. It will be cold with frost developing. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees.
Early on Wednesday morning, rain will develop in the west and will spread eastwards across the country. It will be heavy in places with spot flooding. It will clear slowly through the evening and night. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with fresh to strong southerly winds, which will become northwesterly and ease as rain clears.
Thursday will be a brighter day with sunny spells and a few showers. Highest temperatures of 8 or 9 degrees with light to moderate north to northwest breezes.
At the moment it looks like Friday will be mainly dry, but that rain will spread eastwards through Friday night and Saturday.
Temperature circle (°C): maximum and minimum temperature forecast for each day. Wind symbol (km/h): arrow points in the direction the wind is blowing. The weather and wind icons: for the time of maximum temperature and minimum temperature.