A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in western Turkey was picked up by seismographs throughout Ireland on Wednesday morning.

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Irish seismographs record Turkey earthquake and Scottish tremor

A chronological list of weather events and extremes that occurred in Ireland on 23 April down through history.

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On This Day (23 April) in Irish Weather History

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Clare study targets plummeting Chough populations

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Rainfall five times higher than normal in south

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On This Day (20 April) in Irish Weather History

News Climate

Sarah Dillon

Cork records 60% of monthly rainfall in one day

News Space

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Astronomical observatories edge closer to world heritage status

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On This Day (18 April) in Irish Weather History

Eight counties have been placed under a Status Yellow rainfall alert.

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Status Yellow Rainfall alert introduced

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Solar storms bring stunning Northern Lights to Ireland

Images relating to weather events on 16 April

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On This Day (16 April) in Irish Weather History

Athlone, IE

9:54 am, Apr 24, 2025

13°C

L: 13° H: 13°

Feels like 12°C° overcast clouds

Humidity 77 %

Wind 17 Km/h SE

Wind Gust 29 Km/h

UV Index 0

Precipitation 0 mm

Dew Point 0°

Clouds 95%

Rain Chance 0%

Visibility 10 km

Air Quality

Moon Phase 0%

Sunrise 6:11 am

Sunset 8:47 pm

DailyHourly

Daily ForecastHourly Forecast

Today 10:00 pm light rain

10°14°°C 1 mm 100% 20 Km/h 97 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 10:00 pm light rain

10°13°°C 1 mm 100% 20 Km/h 98 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 10:00 pm light rain

6°16°°C 1 mm 100% 20 Km/h 97 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 10:00 pm light rain

10°14°°C 1 mm 100% 25 Km/h 96 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 10:00 pm overcast clouds

9°16°°C 0 mm 0% 17 Km/h 97 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Today 10:00 am overcast clouds

13°13°°C 0 mm 0% 17 Km/h 77 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Today 1:00 pm overcast clouds

13°14°°C 0 mm 0% 17 Km/h 77 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Today 4:00 pm overcast clouds

13°13°°C 0 mm 0% 20 Km/h 79 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Today 7:00 pm light rain

10°10°°C 1 mm 100% 18 Km/h 95 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Today 10:00 pm light rain

10°10°°C 1 mm 100% 17 Km/h 97 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 1:00 am light rain

11°11°°C 1 mm 100% 20 Km/h 98 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 4:00 am moderate rain

10°10°°C 1 mm 100% 20 Km/h 98 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 7:00 am light rain

11°11°°C 1 mm 100% 19 Km/h 98 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 10:00 am light rain

11°11°°C 1 mm 100% 19 Km/h 98 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 1:00 pm light rain

11°11°°C 1 mm 100% 19 Km/h 97 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 4:00 pm light rain

11°11°°C 1 mm 100% 17 Km/h 97 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 7:00 pm light rain

13°13°°C 1 mm 100% 11 Km/h 92 % 1016 hPa 0 mm/h

Tomorrow 10:00 pm light rain

10°10°°C 1 mm 100% 7 Km/h 98 % 1017 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 1:00 am light rain

10°10°°C 1 mm 100% 7 Km/h 97 % 1018 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 4:00 am overcast clouds

8°8°°C 0 mm 0% 7 Km/h 94 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 7:00 am scattered clouds

6°6°°C 0 mm 0% 5 Km/h 95 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 10:00 am clear sky

11°11°°C 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 85 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 1:00 pm few clouds

15°15°°C 0 mm 0% 11 Km/h 64 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 4:00 pm overcast clouds

16°16°°C 0 mm 0% 15 Km/h 59 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 7:00 pm light rain

14°14°°C 0.2 mm 20% 16 Km/h 76 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Saturday 10:00 pm overcast clouds

12°12°°C 0 mm 0% 20 Km/h 71 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 1:00 am light rain

10°10°°C 0.28 mm 28% 19 Km/h 88 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 4:00 am light rain

10°10°°C 1 mm 100% 21 Km/h 94 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 7:00 am overcast clouds

11°11°°C 0.72 mm 72% 22 Km/h 93 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 10:00 am overcast clouds

13°13°°C 0 mm 0% 25 Km/h 85 % 1019 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 1:00 pm light rain

13°13°°C 0.36 mm 36% 21 Km/h 90 % 1020 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 4:00 pm light rain

14°14°°C 1 mm 100% 20 Km/h 87 % 1021 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 7:00 pm overcast clouds

12°12°°C 0.74 mm 74% 7 Km/h 94 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Sunday 10:00 pm overcast clouds

12°12°°C 0 mm 0% 6 Km/h 96 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 1:00 am broken clouds

10°10°°C 0 mm 0% 10 Km/h 97 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 4:00 am overcast clouds

9°9°°C 0 mm 0% 11 Km/h 97 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 7:00 am overcast clouds

9°9°°C 0 mm 0% 11 Km/h 97 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 10:00 am overcast clouds

13°13°°C 0 mm 0% 15 Km/h 84 % 1023 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 1:00 pm overcast clouds

16°16°°C 0 mm 0% 17 Km/h 71 % 1023 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 4:00 pm overcast clouds

16°16°°C 0 mm 0% 17 Km/h 65 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 7:00 pm overcast clouds

15°15°°C 0 mm 0% 15 Km/h 76 % 1022 hPa 0 mm/h

Monday 10:00 pm overcast clouds

10°10°°C 0 mm 0% 11 Km/h 93 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 1:00 am overcast clouds

9°9°°C 0 mm 0% 10 Km/h 94 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 4:00 am overcast clouds

8°8°°C 0 mm 0% 9 Km/h 93 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

Tuesday 7:00 am overcast clouds

8°8°°C 0 mm 0% 8 Km/h 92 % 1024 hPa 0 mm/h

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