Unsettled Weather Continues with Thunderstorm Risk Midweek

A generally unsettled spell of weather will carry on through the end of the working week, with a risk of thunderstorms, particularly on Thursday.

Monday will see outbreaks of rain becoming widespread across the northern half of the country, while southern counties are likely to stay mostly dry. Rain will move into western parts of Connacht and Ulster by late morning, reaching the east Ulster coast by mid-afternoon.

Scattered showers are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, continuing into the first half of Thursday. Heavier, possibly thundery downpours will then spread northeast across the country, with the northwest most at risk of thunderstorm activity.

The showery theme will continue into Friday and Saturday, but conditions are set to improve from Sunday onwards, with drier and brighter weather and some sunny spells likely into the following week.

Temperatures will be around average for the time of year, with highs in the mid to high teens widely. Temperatures may exceed 20c in parts of north Leinster and Ulster later in the week.

After a particularly wet week—where some areas saw over double the usual rainfall—this week’s totals will be slightly below average overall. The highest rainfall amounts are expected in Ulster (40–50mm), while south and east Munster will see the least (around 10mm).

Winds will be moderate to fresh from the southwest until Tuesday night, easing and turning southerly by Wednesday.