National Forecast
Issued at: 10 January 2026 22:36
TONIGHT
Tonight will be wet and rather windy with widespread rain or drizzle and fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds. Misty too, with hill and coastal fog. Lowest temperatures will occur early in the night and will range between 2 degrees in the northeast and 9 degrees in the southwest.
TOMORROW - Sunday 11th January
Tomorrow morning will start dull with mist and patchy rain, drizzle and fog. It will become wet and windy during the afternoon as a spell of rain spreads northeastwards across the country, followed by heavy showers. South to southwest winds will become very strong and gusty, with gales or strong gales in coastal areas. Milder than recent days with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.
National Outlook
Sunday night: Windy at first, with strong and gusty south to southwest winds, very strong in the northwest. Winds will become mainly moderate overnight, though. There'll be a mix of clear spells and scattered showers for most but a spell of rain will affect the northwest for a time early in the night. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.
Monday: Monday will bring widespread showers and occasional sunshine. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, easing light to moderate by evening.
Monday night: Clear spells and scattered showers at first. Cloud will build from the west overnight, bringing outbreaks of rain. Patches of mist and fog will form as winds become light and variable. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees.
Tuesday: A cloudy start to the day with rain in the south and east and scattered showers in the northwest. There'll be patches of mist and fog too. The cloud and rain will gradually clear eastwards through the morning and early afternoon, leaving mainly dry weather and clear spells. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with light and variable winds becoming light to moderate northerly.
Tuesday night: Cold and dry with long clear spells leading to frost and possibly some ice. Cloud will increase across the west later. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees with light to moderate northwesterly winds becoming southerly.
Wednesday: Cloud and rain will spread eastwards across the country during Wednesday and it'll become breezy with moderate to fresh southerly winds developing. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees, coldest in Ulster.
Wednesday night: Cloud and rain will clear eastwards on Wednesday night and will be followed by clear spells and scattered showers, most of these towards Atlantic coasts. Frost and ice is possible as temperatures fall to between -2 and +3 degrees, with light to moderate southwesterly winds.
Thursday: Many areas will be dry with sunny spells at first, although showers will affect western areas. Through the day, cloud and showery rain will track northeastwards across the country. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with light to moderate south to southwest winds.
Further outlook: Remaining changeable and sometimes unsettled for the rest of the week.
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.