Limerick Weather: Saturday, January 7, 2023
TODAY will be blustery as south to southwest winds increases to strong and gusty.
There will be sunny spells and scattered showers, the showers feeding in from the west through the day, some heavy with hail and thunder.
Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
TONIGHT : Ablustery and cloudy night as strong southerly winds persist through to the early hours. Widespread showers, heaviest and most persistent along Atlantic coastal counties with hail possible too. The best of any dry spells will be in the east with overnight lows of 4 to 7 degrees, coolest in the northwest.
TOMORROW: The strong and blustery winds will persist on Sunday morning with fresh to strong westerlies feeding in widespread showers along Atlantic coastal counties, some spreading further east. The showers will be heavy at times in the west, with hail or thunder possible at times. Further east should see a mix of scattered showers and some sunny spells. Staying relatively cool with highs of just 6 to 9 degrees.
TOMORROW NIGHT: Similar conditions continue through to Sunday night with widespread blustery showers of rain or hail for western counties. The showers will gradually become more isolated further to the east of the country in the evening and overnight. Staying cloudy throughout with overnight lows of 1 to 4 degrees.
MONDAY: Rather cloudy with a band of scattered showers mainly affecting western areas. It will stay dry further east generally with moderate to fresh westerly breezes. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.
MONDAY NIGHT: Westerly breezes will gradually die out as the showers along western coasts become more isolated and confined to Ulster. A little more cloud cover over southern areas overnight so not falling too low with 3 to 6 degrees but colder further north with lows of 1 to 4 degrees.
TUESDAY: It looks set to be a wet and windy day as a frontal system moves over the country bringing band of rain, possibly heavy at times for southern areas and blustery winds too. Mild during the afternoon with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees as brisk southerly winds turn westerly.