Long Range Weather Forecast for Ireland
A changeable week lies ahead, starting with a dry and sunny Sunday before Storm Floris brings heavy rain and strong winds overnight into Monday, with gusts exceeding 90 km/h in the northwest. Monday will be wet and blustery, especially in western and northern regions, with a risk of thunderstorms and localised flooding. Conditions will gradually improve from Tuesday, with drier and brighter weather returning for midweek. While patchy rain and drizzle may linger in the west and northwest at times, much of the country will experience mild temperatures and occasional sunny spells. The outlook for the weekend remains unsettled, with a mix of cloud, drizzle, and brighter intervals, particularly in the south and east.
Sunday:
Dry and bright for much of the day, with good sunshine in many areas. Rain will arrive along western coasts this evening, gradually moving eastward early tonight. Storm Floris will bring increasingly wet and windy conditions nationwide overnight.
Highs: 16–22°C, warmest in the south and southeast, coolest in the northwest.
Winds: Light westerly, increasing to moderate southerly before midnight.
Monday:
A wet and windy start as Storm Floris tracks northeast along Ireland’s west coast toward northern Scotland. Gusts over 90 km/h are expected along the Atlantic coast and in north Ulster, peaking between 2 am and 10 am. Inland, gusts will reach 65–80 km/h. The heaviest rain will fall in the southwest, west, and Ulster. The southeast may see drier intervals. Thunderstorms are possible in the northwest, with a risk of localised flooding overnight and into the morning. Rain will clear from the west by around 9 am, followed by sunny spells and scattered showers. Winds will remain blustery throughout.
Highs: 14–20°C, coolest in the northwest.
Winds: Strong southwesterly, veering fresh west-northwesterly by midday.
Tuesday:
Damp to start in parts of Ulster and along western coasts, but it will become drier and brighter elsewhere. Long sunny spells are expected by afternoon.
Highs: 16–20°C.
Winds: Fresh westerly, easing later.
Wednesday:
A dry and bright morning. Cloud will build from the southwest during the afternoon, with light rain moving into the west by evening. Rain will spread eastward overnight, but amounts will be smaller further south and east.
Highs: 16–20°C.
Winds: Light south-southwesterly.
Thursday:
A damp start in many areas. Clearance will follow during the morning, though patchy rain or drizzle may linger in the northwest and west. Some sunny breaks elsewhere.
Highs: 16–21°C, coolest in the northwest.
Winds: Fresh westerly.
Friday:
Mainly dry with occasional mist or drizzle in the north and northwest. Elsewhere will remain mostly dry with some bright spells.
Highs: 17–20°C.
Winds: Fresh westerly.
Outlook (Weekend and Beyond):
Staying changeable into the weekend and next week. Expect mostly cloudy conditions with occasional drizzle, especially along Atlantic coasts. Southern and eastern areas will see the best of any dry and bright spells. Winds generally moderate westerly, possibly easing and becoming more variable later. Temperatures will remain near average, with low 20s likely in many areas away from the northwest.
