Leinster Today Wet and blustery to begin today, with outbreaks of rain bringing a risk of spot flooding. The rain will clear eastwards this morning and winds will ease, but further showers will soon follow from the west. Some of the showers could be heavy and possibly thundery with hail. Highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees. Moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds at first, will veer west to northwest and ease as the rain clears. Tonight Showers will become isolated early tonight and it will be mainly dry with clear spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees with some frost forming in the light west to southwest breezes. Tomorrow Tomorrow Thursday will bring a mix of sunshine and showers. After a crisp and sunny start, showers will develop from mid-morning. Some of the showers will be heavy with hail and possibly thundery too. A cool day with highest temperatures of just 10 to 12 degrees in light variable breezes.

National Today Wet and blustery to begin today in the east, with further outbreaks of rain bringing a continued risk of spot flooding. Showery conditions in the west, will gradually extend eastwards by early afternoon. The best of the sunshine will be in the west today, with rather cloudy conditions persisting in the east. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees. Moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds in the east, strong to near gale at the coasts at first, will veer west to northwest and ease somewhat as the rain clears. Tonight Showers will largely die out in the east tonight but they will continue to affect western counties overnight, where some will be heavy and possibly thundery with hail. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees, coldest under the long clear spells with some frost possible. Light west to southwest breezes will be moderate at the coasts. Tomorrow Tomorrow Thursday will bring a mix of sunshine and showers. A sunny and chilly start in the east will soon give way to showers spreading from the west in the morning, and becoming widespread for a time. Many of the showers will be heavy with hail, and isolated thunderstorms are possible. Light southerly breezes will become westerly or variable in the afternoon. Rather cool for the time of year, with highest temperatures of just 10 to 12 degrees.

Outlook Summary: Cooler and more unsettled overall. Thursday night: Showers will become mainly confined to the east and north with long clear spells developing elsewhere. Lows of 2 to 6 degrees with some grass frost possible. Winds will be light to moderate, northerly in direction. Friday: Many places will have a dry and bright day on Friday with sunny spells. However, showers will likely affect parts of Leinster, northwest Connacht and west Ulster during the morning, but it should become dry in most areas through the afternoon and evening. Top temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees. Light to moderate northerly winds will be fresh at times in the south, strong and gusty on southern coasts. Largely dry with a mix of cloud and clear spells on Friday night. The odd light shower is possible in western and northern coastal areas. Lows of 4 to 8 degrees. Some patches of mist and fog may form in the light to moderate north to northwest breezes. Saturday: Dry and bright in many areas at first on Saturday with sunny spells, once early mist and fog patches clear but wet and windy weather looks likely to spread from the northeast during the day, although there is still some uncertainty in the exact timing. Cloud will thicken from the northeast and rain will develop in parts of Ulster and Leinster. It will become cloudy further south and west also, with rain arriving there too, possibly overnight. Heavy falls are likely, and there is potential for flooding. Northwesterly winds will be moderate to fresh over land, strong to gale force at the coasts. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. Sunday: Heavy rain looks likely to become increasingly confined to Munster and south Leinster during Sunday, with drier conditions developing further north. It will remain windy with blustery northerly winds. Highs of 10 to 14 degrees. Early next week: Current indications suggest a brief window of a drier more settled spell on Monday, but turning more unsettled again from Tuesday onwards.

Weather Warnings Yellow Rainfall Warning for Wicklow, Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford This evening, overnight and Wednesday morning spells of heavy rain moving eastwards over Ireland will give 25 to 40 mm of rain and a risk of localised flooding. Highest amounts in the southwest of the country and in mountainous areas. Issued: 29 September 2020 11:32 Validity: 29 September 2020 16:00 to 30 September 2020 12:00 Marine Weather Warnings Yellow Gale Warning Southerly gales this evening (Tuesday) and early tonight on coastal waters from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head.



Southerly gales developing tonight (Tuesday) and continuing until Wednesday morning on coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head and for the Irish Sea. Issued: 29 September 2020 17:30 Yellow Small Craft Warning Southerly winds will reach force 6 or 7 tonight (Tuesday) on coasts from Malin Head to Fair Head to Belfast Lough. Issued: 29 September 2020 17:00

Coastal Reports Malin Head Automatic South-Southeast, 22 Knots, Gust 33 Knots, Mod drizzle, 12 Miles, 1002, Falling rapidly Dublin Airport South, 13 Knots, Light rain, 16 Miles, 1007, Falling Buoy M5 51° 41'N 6° 42'W South-Southwest, 19 Knots, Wave ht: 1.5 m, The visibility at Tuskar is greater than 10 Miles, 1010, Falling Roches Point Automatic South-Southwest, 26 Knots, Gust 37 Knots, Moderate rain, 2 Miles, 1006, Falling Sherkin Island Automatic South, 29 Knots, Gust 40 Knots, Mod drizzle, 2 Miles, 1004, Falling rapidly Valentia Automatic South, 22 Knots, Gust 36 Knots, Rain shower, 2 Miles, 1001, Falling rapidly Mace Head Automatic South-Southeast, 25 Knots, Gust 38 Knots, ?, ?, 998, Falling rapidly Belmullet Automatic South, 25 Knots, Gust 39 Knots, Light rain, 2 Miles, 995, Falling rapidly Buoy M2 53° 29'N, 5° 26'W South, 21 Knots, Wave height not available, 1008, Falling Buoy M3 51° 13'N, 10° 33'W Report not available Buoy M4 55° 0'N 10° 0'W South-Southeast, 33 Knots, Gust 42 Knots, Wave ht: 3.4 m, 994, Falling rapidly Buoy M6 53° 4'N 15° 56'W Northwest, 18 Knots, Gust 30 Knots, Wave ht: 2.9 m, 999, Rising