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07 Sept 2025

Ireland Weather: Big change coming this weekend as Met Eireann forecast low pressure to bring wet and windy weather on the way

Ireland Weather: Big change coming  this weekend as Met Eireann forecast wet and windy weather on the way

Ireland Weather: Big change coming this weekend as Met Eireann forecast wet and windy weather on the way

There is a big change coming this weekend as Met Eireann is forecasting that low pressure will bring some very wet and windy weather to Ireland. 

According to Met Eireann, the weather will be unsettled and often windy with low pressure near Ireland with hail likely. Temperatures are also set to fall this weekend.

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, Friday will start off mainly dry with some bright spells and a few showers in the west and south. During the afternoon, persistent rain will develop in the west and will spread eastwards through the evening and early night. Light to moderate southerly winds will freshen in the afternoon, becoming strong along Atlantic coasts. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

Friday will be a wet night with widespread outbreaks of rain. Rain will clear before dawn with showers following into Atlantic counties later. Blustery with fresh southerly winds, and turning rather cold with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.

According to Met Eirann, Saturday will be windy with a mix of sunny spells and scattered heavy showers of rain or hail. Best of dry spells during the morning away from Atlantic counties. Fresh to strong southerly winds, very strong at times along Atlantic coasts with very high seas developing also. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees, but feeling colder.

It will remain windy overnight on Saturday with fresh or strong southwest winds, strongest up along Atlantic coasts with high seas too. Widespread showers, some of hail, with brief clear periods. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees.

Sunday will be breezy or blustery with fresh southwest winds, strong winds in most coastal areas with seas remaining high along the Atlantic seaboard. Further heavy showers with some bright spells. Hail likely. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with an added wind chill.

Scattered showers will continue to feed in overnight in a moderate to fresh southwesterly airflow. Temperatures dipping to between 1 and 4 degrees.

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