Long Range Weather Forecast for Ireland

A mixed spell of summer weather is expected over the coming ten days, with a blend of cloudy skies, occasional drizzle, and sunny spells. While many areas will enjoy mainly dry conditions through the weekend, a brief but intense spell of wet and windy weather is forecast for Monday as a deep low-pressure system crosses the country. Temperatures will remain close to seasonal norms, with the south and southeast likely to see the warmest and brightest conditions overall.

Today (Thursday):
Damp and overcast in many areas, but a clearance to drier, brighter conditions will spread from the west by mid-afternoon. Skies will continue to clear into the evening.
Highs: 18–21°C, coolest in the north.
Winds: Moderate northwesterly, easing by late evening.

Friday:
Similar to Thursday. Patchy drizzle or mist in places early on, followed by a gradual clearance from the northwest. Most areas becoming dry with some sunny spells by afternoon.
Highs: 17–21°C, coolest in the northwest.
Winds: Moderate northwesterly.

Saturday:
Largely dry overall. Some light drizzle may affect the west and northwest. Best of the sunshine in the southeast and east.
Highs: 17–21°C.
Winds: Gentle southwesterly.

Sunday:
A band of rain will move in from the northwest during the morning, tracking eastwards. Southern and southeastern areas may stay dry. The afternoon will bring mostly dry conditions, with isolated showers in the west and northwest.
Highs: 16–22°C, warmest in the south.
Winds: Moderate westerly.

Monday:
Wet and windy nationwide. A deepening low-pressure system will cross the country early in the day. Strongest winds, with gusts over 90 km/h, are expected along the Atlantic coast and in Ulster. Rainfall will be heaviest in western and northern coastal counties. The southeast may see drier, less windy conditions.
Highs: 14–19°C, coolest in the northwest.
Winds: Strong southwesterly.

Tuesday:
Damp to start over Ulster and north Leinster, with drier, brighter conditions following by afternoon. Further south and west will stay mostly dry.
Highs: 16–19°C.
Winds: Fresh westerly, easing later.

Outlook:
Remaining changeable, with mostly cloudy skies and occasional mist or drizzle, especially along Atlantic coasts. Southern and eastern areas will be drier and brighter at times. A prevailing southwesterly airflow will bring temperatures around seasonal norms—slightly above average in the south and southeast.

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