Charts ( Up to T120 ) Spring 2025 ** READ MOD NOTE IN FIRST POST*

The warmest day of the year to date is on the way as temperatures are expected to hit 15c or 16c on Sunday afternoon.

Moore Park holds the current highest temperature for 2025 after the Cork station registered 14.8c on February 20th.

The warm conditions during Sunday will be replaced by much colder air during the second half of Monday when a cold front introduces an Arctic Maritime airmass over Ireland.

Apart from a light passing shower or two near the east and north coastline, Tuesday will be bright with sunny spells.

The day will feel noticeably colder compared to weekend highs of 17c with temperatures ranging from 6 to 8c in a cold polar maritime airmass.

A band of rain and sleet showers, associated with a cold front, will move into north Ulster in the late evening before moving southward across Ireland overnight.

Showers will generally be light in nature and will tend to fizzle out as they move south.
Winds will be gentle to moderate northerly but stronger near east and north facing coasts.

Wednesday will be mostly dry with just a few scattered showers moving into eastern counties of Leinster from The Irish Sea. All areas will enjoy spells of sunshine with top temperatures of 5 to 9c, coldest in east Ulster and mildest in the Mid-West.

Another cold night ahead on Wednesday night into Thursday morning with temperatures of - 3c to +4c, coldest in eastern areas and the Midlands and mildest on the west coast.

Thursday and Friday will bring further light showers or rain or sleet, with some snow on high ground, but plenty of dry and bright weather is expected overall. It may remain a little cloudier in southern coastal areas. Overnight frosts will continue.

On Tuesday morning, there was north-south divide in relation to temperatures. In the north, there was lows of -2.5c in Castlederg, Tyrone; -0.8c in Charlestown, Mayo; -0.7c in Emyvale, Monaghan; and -0.6c in Ardara, Donegal. It was much milder further south with +7.2c being recorded at Rosslare, Wexford.

The current settled spell of weather will continue for another week with a slow return to an Atlantic-driven regime beyond the middle of next week, as referenced by MTC this morning.

Apart from some passing light showers during the first half of Friday, the coming 7 days will be largely dry with a mix of cloud and sunny spells each day.

Temperatures will range from 6 to 10c up to and including St Patrick’s Day and will rise to highs of 9-13c by Wednesday and Thursday of next week.Overnight frost, particularly in sheltered inland locations, will persist each night up to and including Tuesday.

Light northeast to east winds will continue until Sunday but will become gentle to moderate easterly on St Patrick’s Day, adding a noticeable wind chill effect for anyone attending parades across Ireland.

Winds will shift southerly and later southeasterly from mid-week as Atlantic systems approach the west coast.

There was a sharp frost in Trim this morning. I left the house shortly after 06:00 and had to de-ice the car. Temperature reading on the car was -2°

A chilly day in Wexford today

Dry conditions will prevail up to and including Thursday before more unsettled weather returns. High pressure located close to Ireland will result in higher than normal sunshine amounts.

High pressure located close to Ireland will result in higher than normal sunshine amounts.

Temperatures will be slightly above average for the time of year up Tuesday with values ranging from 7 to 10 degrees Celsius. Temperatures will rise to 12 to 15c 

While the temperature on Saturday morning dropped to -5°C at Castlederg in Tyrone and -3.7°C at Dublin Airport, overnight frosts will be limited to sheltered inland locations in the coming week.

The past week has been much drier than average for the time of year. The highest rainfall accumulation of 6.2mm was at Cork Airport, which is 28% of average. 

Sunshine amounts also were above normal nationwide, with Malin Head in Donegal recording 42.1 hours, which is nearly twice the seasonal average. 

It was driest at Ballyhaise in Cavan, where only 0.5mm of rainfall was recorded.

IMAGES: Rain returns later next week, but remaining largely dry up to then. Precipitation totals (mm) on the right.

Wrap up well if you are attending a St. Patrick's Day parade on Mopnday as there will be a considerable wind chill effect due to a moderate easterly wind.

It will be mildest in the west but coldest in Ulster and Leinster where the 'real feel' temperature will be around 1-2c. It will be dry however, in mostly overcast conditions.

The northwest and west may catch a few sunny breaks in the afternoon

Rainfall will affect all parts of Ireland during Friday and Saturday, but a good deal of dry weather will return from Sunday through mid-week next week.

An area of high pressure, which has brought exceptionally dry conditions to Ireland over the past 10 days, will shift eastward over Scandinavia allowing Atlantic systems to extend over Ireland from the south.

All areas can expect rain during Friday with the heaviest rainfall over the western half of Ireland.

Scattered heavy showers leading to longer spells of rain in places will occur during Saturday but will clear from the west during the afternoon.

Rainfall totals of 30mm or more can be expected in parts of the south, west and Midlands from Friday morning to Saturday evening.

Totals will be lowest in east Ulster where up 5 to 10mm of rainfall is expected.

Temperatures will rise to between 13 to 15c during Friday but will dip sharply to between 6 and 8c in western counties during Saturday as rain clears.

It will feel bitterly cold here after moderate southeasterly winds switch north-westerly for the afternoon.

Temperatures will remain between 11 to 13c further east but will drop here too by late evening.

A ridge of high pressure will build from the Azores toward Ireland on Sunday introducing drier weather for the day.

Largely dry conditions will prevail up to Thursday of next week apart from a frontal system on Monday night bringing scattered outbreaks of rain.

Temperatures will be above the seasonal average, ranging from 10 to 14c.

Winds will shift from a north-westerly direction on Sunday to westerly during Monday and for the early days of next week.

Atlantic systems will once again attempt to move in over Ireland later next week.

Following a dry start to today with hazy sunshine away from the south coast, rain accompanied by a moderate southeast wind will push into Wexford and Waterford by mid-afternoon. The wet weather will spread to the rest of Ireland as the evening progresses.

A clearance will follow from the west during Saturday, but spells of heavy rain will continue in the eastern half of Ireland and, in particular, in the southeast. It will turn much colder in the west as winds switch to a north-westerly direction, with top temperatures here of 6 to 8C. The cooler weather will spread to all areas as the rain clears the east coast on Saturday evening.

The weather will turn drier from Sunday until mid-week with all areas enjoying sunshine at times. Atlantic systems are expected to influence our weather once again beyond mid-week next week.

Temperatures will range between 10 and 13C next week.

It will be a bright and sunny start to Monday across Ireland. It will cloud over in the west and northwest in the late afternoon due to a warm front, which will bring outbreaks of drizzle in coastal counties by evening

High pressure situated close to Ireland will bring settled conditions and sunshine for the next fortnight. It will remain completely dry in most locations, while temperatures will range from 2 to 3 C above average for the period.

The warmest spots will be inland, away from the east and southeast coasts, where a moderate easterly breeze will keep things cooler. Expect highs of 16-18°C in most regions, though the east and southeast will see temperatures between 10-13°C. It will feel much warmer in locations sheltered from the prevailing wind.

Overnight frosts will likely form in sheltered inland locations from midweek, but most places will remain above freezing.

By the weekend, there’s a chance winds may shift to the northeast or north, bringing a slight drop in daytime temperatures.Next week might turn slightly cloudier, but the dry, settled weather will largely persist.

Some showers may drift into southern and western coastal counties next week.

This week’s easterly breeze will create ideal drying conditions. With soil temperatures currently 2 to 4°C above average, grass growth is expected to pick up as the week goes on.

Not much imagination needed in the weather type graphics today thankfully.

The weekend and coming week will bring widespread sunshine across Ireland with temperatures gradually increasing as winds fall light.

Sunshine will return everywhere on Friday afternoon and evening following scattered outbreaks of rain across Munster, Leinster, and south Connacht.

The settled conditions are the result of high pressure becoming established and rooted to the northeast of Ireland and Britain.

High pressure will build closer to or over Ireland by midweek next week, resulting in winds falling light and the risk of overnight frosts increasing in inland locations. Overnight fog may be slow to clear in places.

Temperatures will be highest in the western half of Ireland, ranging from 16-18°C.

Temperatures will rise from 11 to 13°C in eastern and southern coastal counties this week to 14-16°C next week as easterly winds ease.

The past week has been exceptionally dry. Rainfall amounts ranged from 1.4 mm at Oak Park in Carlow (10% of its seasonal average) to 13.8 mm at Malin Head in Donegal (70% of average).

The highest amount of sunshine was recorded at Johnstown Castle in Wexford, with a total of 53.4 hours.

The warmest day of 2025 to date was recorded on Thursday at Shannon Airport in County Clare. The mercury level rose to 19.1 C as all of Ireland enjoyed long spells of sunshine.

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