National Forecast

Issued at: 27 July 2024 09:00

TODAY - Saturday 27th July

Rain will continue over Leinster and east Ulster this morning, with some heavy bursts. Sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere. The rain will clear later this morning with sunshine and showers spreading across the country. The showers will die out this evening. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds, becoming northwesterly.

TONIGHT

Tonight will be dry with clear spells and a few patches of mist and fog. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in a light variable breeze.

TOMORROW - Sunday 28th July

Sunday will be warm and dry with spells of sunshine. It will become cloudier in the west later in the evening. Highest temperatures of 18 to 23 degrees, warmest in the midlands and east, in a light to moderate southerly breeze.

National Outlook

OUTLOOK: Warm and humid weather developing. Mainly dry, but some rain or showers at times.

SUNDAY NIGHT will be dry with clear spells and with lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.

MONDAY will start off dry with sunny spells. Light rain and drizzle will develop in the west by early afternoon, it will move slowly eastwards through the evening and night. Rainfall amounts will be small and parts of the east and southeast will stay dry. Highest temperatures of 17 to 23 degrees, warmest across the Midlands, east and northeast. Monday night will be mild with a fair amount of dry weather and some patchy mist or drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.

TUESDAY will be mainly dry. There'll be a fair amount of cloud and some bright or sunny spells. A few showers are possible. Warm and humid with highest temperatures of 19 to 24 degrees and light southwest breezes.

WEDNESDAY will continue warm and humid with temperatures in the low, possibly mid 20s. While there will be a good deal of dry weather with hazy sunshine, some thundery showers could break out in the warm humid conditions.

THURSDAY and FRIDAY will both be warm and humid with a good deal of dry weather, but with rain or showers possible at times, especially on Friday. Highest temperatures of 19 to 24 degrees.

NEXT WEEKEND: Very uncertain. But at the moment it looks like the weather will become more unsettled with rain or showers spreading eastwards and temperatures dropping back into the mid to high teens.