Limerick Weather: Monday, January 9, 2023


SUNNY spells and showers at first. Showers will gradually clear through the afternoon.
Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds, say Met Eireann.
National Outlook
OVERVIEW: Remaining unsettled through the working week with further wet and at times windy conditions expected.
MONDAY NIGHT: Dry and calm to start however persistent rain will spread northeastwards across the country on Monday night, becoming widespread by morning. Southerly winds will increase fresh to strong by morning. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees early on, coldest in the north, but becoming much milder by dawn.
TUESDAY: Windy with dull and wet weather for much of the day. Fresh or strong southwest winds with frequent outbreaks of rain. Rain will clear to scattered showers and clear spells later in the afternoon and winds will largely ease, but will remain strong along Atlantic coasts. Mild with highs of 10 to 13 degrees.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Blustery with clear spells and scattered showers, most frequent over the western half of the country with isolated hail possible. Lows of 2 to 6 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, strong along the Atlantic sea board.
WEDNESDAY: Windy with frequent showers with just occasional sunny spells. Longer spells of rain at times. Highs of 6 to 10 degrees in fresh or strong and gusty westerly winds, possibly very strong at times in some Atlantic counties.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Outbreaks of rain will affect much of the country with the best of the dry spells in Ulster. Minimum temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees. Moderate southwesterly winds, stronger along west and south coasts.
THURSDAY: There will be showery outbreaks of rain through much of the day. Cloudy to start with brighter spells developing in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees. Breezy with moderate to fresh southwest winds, turning windier after dark in the north and west with scattered showers overnight.
FURTHER OUTLOOK: Mostly breezy for the rest of the week with further rain or showers. Likely turning colder over the weekend.