Met Éireann forecasts heavy rain and strong winds ahead of bank holiday weekend
Rain is expected to spread across Ireland during the week, with very windy conditions forecast for Thursday and an unsettled bank holiday weekend ahead.
Met Éireann forecasts rain and increasingly windy weather across Ireland this week, with heavy rain and strong gusts expected on Thursday ahead of an unsettled bank holiday weekend, according to The Irish Times on Monday, 19 October. The outlook matters for people planning travel or outdoor activities later in the week, though the Thursday and weekend conditions remain forecasts.
How rain is expected to spread across Ireland
Monday is expected to start with bright spells. Rain and drizzle could reach parts of the east and south during the day, The Irish Times reported, with daytime temperatures of 9–13°C. Overnight lows are forecast at 2–7°C. Those temperatures and the limited rain expected on Monday give way to a wetter outlook as the week progresses.
Tuesday should begin generally dry before rain develops in the southwest and moves east during the afternoon and evening, according to Met Éireann’s national forecast. Some falls could be heavy. The Irish Times reported that the rain was expected to spread across the country overnight, making Tuesday’s change in conditions more widespread by Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday, rain is expected to linger in the east while other areas see sunshine and scattered showers, The Irish Times reported. The newspaper described the day as blustery. That leaves a mix of conditions across the country before the forecast turns wetter and windier on Thursday.
Thursday’s heavy rain and strong northwesterly winds
The Irish Times reported that heavy rain was likely across Ireland on Thursday, gradually spreading east. It attributed to Met Éireann a forecast of very windy conditions and strong, gusty northwesterly winds. Daytime highs are expected to reach 10–13°C. Thursday is the clearest point of intensification in the outlook, with both heavier rainfall and stronger winds forecast for the same day.
Friday is expected to bring scattered showers and blustery winds, with highs of 8–11°C, The Irish Times reported. Met Éireann’s outlook, as reported by the newspaper, keeps conditions unsettled beyond Friday: more rain and some blustery weather are expected over the bank holiday weekend. The forecast does not establish where or when the weekend’s heaviest rain might fall.
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Sources and context
- Rain and wind expected this week ahead of ‘blustery’ bank holiday weekendThe Irish Times
- National ForecastMet Éireann
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