Limerick Weather - Sunday, January 29, 2023


IT WILL be a dry start to today, Sunday with a few bright or sunny spells in the morning, but becoming mostly cloudy as the day progresses with patchy light rain or drizzle for a time in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with moderate southwesterly winds veering westerly and freshening later.
Tonight, rain and drizzle will clear to the southeast and it will become dry with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees with moderate westerly breezes.
MONDAY will be mainly dry with bright or sunny spells at first. Cloud will gradually increase and during the afternoon, rain and drizzle will develop in western areas. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees in mostly moderate west to southwest breezes. On Monday night, rain will become more persistent in the west and northwest and will move southeastwards across the country overnight. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with moderate to fresh westerly winds.
TUESDAY will be a cool, breezy day with sunny spells and some showers, these will be mainly in Connacht and Ulster and a few may be wintry on northern hills. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with moderate to fresh westerly winds.
Wednesday will start off mainly dry with some bright spells. However, outbreaks of rain will develop, mainly over the northern half of the country. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with moderate to fresh westerly winds. There will be further outbreaks of rain on Wednesday night with lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees.
At the moment it looks like Thursday and Friday next will be mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud, some bright intervals and some patchy drizzle at times. Temperatures will be around 9 or 10 degrees.