Limerick Weather - Wednesday, December 28

WEDNESDAY will be wet at first with the rain clearing northwards by around midday. However, widespread showers will follow, prolonged and heavy in places, with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Southwest winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty with very strong gusts possible along Atlantic coasts later in the day. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.

Windy with widespread showers on Wednesday night, heavy at times, with fresh or strong and gusty west to southwest winds.

Some clearer periods too, especially later in the night for areas away from the northwest. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

Thursday will be a breezy and showery day with the odd sleet shower possible in the north. Occasional bright spells too. Fresh southwest winds will likely ease during the afternoon. Afternoon highs of 5 to 8 degrees.

Becoming windy again on Thursday night as strong southerly winds develop, accompanied by rain that may be heavy in places.

Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees, coldest in the north early in the night with temperatures rising overnight.

It will be windy for a time on Friday with fresh to strong southwest winds, easing later in the day. There will likely be showers or longer spells of rain.

Afternoon highs of 6 to 9 degrees.