This week will be mild with further spells of rain which will become heavy and possibly thundery at times, especially in southern counties with spot flooding possible, according to Met Éireann’s latest weather forecast.
Any isolated patches of mist or fog will clear to leave a mainly dry day today (Monday, October 14), with a good deal of cloud at first, but with some good bright or sunny spells developing.
There is the chance of a little drizzle in coastal parts of the west and northwest during this morning. Highest temperatures will range from 11° to 15° or 16° in mostly light to moderate southeasterly or variable breezes.
It will remain dry for a time tonight with some clear spells at first and some mist and fog patches. However, cloud will build from the south, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving into parts of Munster and south Leinster.
Lowest temperatures will be of 3° to 7° generally, but ranging from 8° to 11° in parts of the south and southwest, in mostly light to moderate southeast winds, which will be fresher in coastal parts of the west and southwest.
Heavy rain
Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 15), will be mainly dry for a time, but outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the south will gradually move northeastwards to most areas throughout the day.
Rain will become heavy and possibly thundery at times, especially in southern counties with spot flooding possible. There’ll be hill and coastal mist and fog, too, with highest temperatures of 13° to 16° in moderate, occasionally fresh and gusty southeast winds.
Tomorrow night will be wet with spells of rain, heavy and possibly thundery at times. Rain looks set to be heaviest in the south and southeast, with spot flooding, Met Éireann said.
There will also be hill and coastal mist and fog. It will be very mild and humid with temperatures not falling below 11° to 13°, in moderate, occasionally fresh southeast winds, decreasing mostly light to moderate later.
Wednesday (October 16) will bring more rain, heavy and possibly thundery at times, with spot flooding. There’ll be fairly widespread mist and hill and coastal fog for a time, too.
A clearance to sunshine and a few showers will move in the southwest in the early afternoon and will gradually extend northeastwards to most parts. Highest temperatures will be of 15° to 18° in light to moderate southeasterly winds, veering south to southwesterly.
Any remaining rain will clear from the northeast early on Wednesday night, and the rest of the night will be dry in many areas with clears spells and a few patches of mist and fog.
However, there will be showers in some western and southern areas, some of which will be heavy. Lowest temperatures will range from 8° to 11° in light to moderate southerly breezes.
Weather forecast
Thursday (October 17) will be mild with bright or sunny spells and some scattered showers, with these most likely in the south and west, some heavy, with the slight chance of thunder. Highest temperatures will be of 14° to 17° in light to moderate southerly breezes.
Apart from a few scattered showers in the west and north, it’ll be dry for a time on Thursday night with clear spells. However, it’ll become increasingly cloudy from the west, with rain moving in across the western half of the country.
Lowest temperatures will range between 9° to 12° on Thursday night in mostly moderate southerly winds, increasing fresh to strong in coastal parts of the west and south.
With rain spreading eastwards on Friday (October 18) morning, it will be cloudy and wet for a time across the eastern half of the country. However, a clearance to sunshine and scattered showers will follow from the west, a few of which will be heavy.
Highest temperatures will range from 12° to 15° on Friday with moderate to fresh southerly winds, veering southwesterly and decreasing light to moderate.