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A dull and breezy day with scattered patches of light rain and drizzle spreading from the north this morning and continuing through the day. Some parts of the southeast will stay dry though. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds.
Cloudy overnight with a good deal of dry weather developing, though a few patches of drizzle will continue. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds.
Tomorrow will be another cloudy and breezy day with a few sunnier breaks in the southeast. A lot of dry weather overall with well scattered patches of light rain and drizzle, turning more persistent later in the day. Highest temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds.
Rather dull and a little breezy day with patches of light rain and drizzle in northern counties. However, southern parts will stay largely dry. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds, strong at times in the north.
A cloudy night tonight with further patchy light rain and drizzle, most frequent in Connacht and Ulster with longer dry spells elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds, strong in the north and northwest.
Tomorrow will be another breezy and cloudy day, though there will be occasional sunny breaks in the south and southeast. Patchy light rain and drizzle will mainly affect Connacht and Ulster in the morning before spreading further southwards through the day, with drier weather following in the north. Moderate to fresh westerly winds will be strong in Ulster during the morning. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.
Overview: High pressure will dominate for Friday and the weekend bringing mainly dry and bright weather. Turning cold too as a northerly airflow is established, with widespread frost by night. Thursday night: A cloudy start to the night over the southern half of the country with continued patchy rain and drizzle. Drier, clearer weather further north will spread across the country overnight, though the rain and cloud will linger in the southwest. Turning cool as the rain clears with lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in a light to moderate northwest breeze. Friday: Cool and bright on Friday with largely dry weather and sunny spells. However, it will be cloudier for a time in the southwest with the chance of patchy drizzle. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate northerly winds. Friday night: A cold night with widespread frost and icy patches. Dry with long clear spells, though some mist and fog will develop. Lowest temperatures dipping to between -2 and +2 degrees in light northwesterly winds. Saturday: A cold, dry and bright day. Frost and fog will slowly clear through the morning with sunny spells developing. Afternoon temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light northwesterly or variable winds. Saturday night: Staying cold and dry overnight with clear spells. Widespread frost will set in once again with mist and fog in places. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees in light variable winds. Sunday: A generally dry and cool day with sunny spells. It will turn cloudier over the western half of the country with patchy drizzle possible later. Afternoon temperatures of just 4 to 8 degrees in light southerly or variable winds. Early next week: Current indications suggest that the early days of next week will turn cloudier with rain and drizzle at times. Temperatures will recover slightly also
West winds will reach gale force 8 on Wednesday night and Thursday morning on Irish coastal waters from Bloody Foreland to Malin Head to Fair Head.
Issued: 22 November 2023 05:51
Westerly winds will reach force 6 or higher on Irish coasts from Loop Head to Belfast Lough to Dungarvan.
Issued: 22 November 2023 05:51
West-Southwest, 23 Knots, Mist, 1.5 Miles, 1023, Falling slowly
West-Southwest, 10 Knots, Recent drizzle, 10 Miles, 1028, Falling slowly
West, 18 Knots, Wave ht: 1.1 m, The visibility at Tuskar is greater than 10 Miles, 1031, Falling slowly
West-Southwest, 7 Knots, Mist, 2 Miles, 1032, Falling slowly
West, 15 Knots, Cloudy, 21 Miles, 1032, Falling slowly
West, 8 Knots, Cloudy, 7 Miles, 1033, Steady
West-Southwest, 22 Knots, Mist, 5 Miles, 1029, Steady
West-Southwest, 18 Knots, Recent drizzle, 2 Miles, 1027, Steady
West-Southwest, 22 Knots, Wave ht: 1.2 m, 1028, Falling slowly
West, 13 Knots, Wave ht: 1.5 m, 1033, Steady
West-Southwest, 24 Knots, Wave ht: 4.5 m, 1024, Steady
West-Southwest, 21 Knots, Wave ht: 4.3 m, 1029, Steady
Sea Area Forecast until 0600 Thursday 23 November 2023. Issued at 0600 Wednesday 22 November 2023.
Meteorological Situation at 0300: Ireland lies in a fresh to strong southwest to west airflow between high pressure of 1037hPa centred to the southwest and a low pressure of 969hPa centred between Iceland and Greenland.
Wind: Westerly force 6 or 7, later reaching gale force 8 between Bloody Foreland and Fair Head.
Weather: Patchy rain, drizzle and mist.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Wind: Westerly force 4 or 5, later increasing force 5 or 6.
Weather: Scattered patches of light rain, drizzle and mist.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 0600 Friday 24 November 2023: Fresh to strong westerly winds, near gale to gale force in the northwest, north and east. Winds veering northwest on Thursday night and decreasing moderate in the south and west. Weather: Patchy rain, drizzle and mist, most persistent in the north and west. Becoming cloudy to fair on Thursday night.
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