Limerick weather for St Stephen's Day
COOL and mostly dry this St Stephen's Day with sunny spells in the morning.
Cloud will build from the south later in the morning and rain will develop during the afternoon.
Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in a light westerly or variable wind, becoming southeasterly and increasing moderate to fresh later.
Cloudy and wet with widespread rain on St Stephen's night, heavy at times. Windy too in a fresh to strong southeasterly wind.
It will be coldest early in the night, with lowest temperatures ranging from 2 degrees in the north to 11 degrees in the south.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
Wednesday: Unsettled with spells of rain and drizzle clearing in the afternoon to showers. The showers will be most frequent in the north with clearer spells further south. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees, mildest in the southeast. Moderate to fresh easterly winds at first, easing and becoming southwesterly through the day.
Wednesday night: Clear spells and scattered showers. Windy with fresh to strong southwest winds, reaching near gale force in the west. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees.
Thursday: Scattered showers and strong winds for a time in the morning. Showers will be most frequent in the west and north with sunny spells further east. Highest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong at the coasts.
Thursday night: Showers and some clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds.