Clare weather - Friday, December 30, 2022
WET AND windy this morning with fresh to strong and very gusty southwesterly winds.
Widespread outbreaks of rain at first with heavy falls and localised flooding in places. Some drier and brighter intervals will develop for the afternoon as winds ease but there will be further showers or longer spells of rain through the day. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
National Outlook
OVERVIEW: Unsettled with further spells of rain and showers. Turning colder for the weekend with frosts developing.
Tonight: Showery outbreaks of rain will extend from southwest during the night. Driest and coldest in the north and west, with lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees, with frost and patches of fog developing. Milder elsewhere with lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in mostly light to moderate southerly breezes.
Saturday (New Year's Eve): Further showery outbreaks of rain expected, most widespread at first but good dry periods will develop through the day, especially from mid-afternoon. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees generally, cooler though in parts of the north, in light to moderate westerly breezes.
Saturday night: A very cold night, especially over the northern half of the country, with lowest temperatures of -4 to +1 degrees with frost and icy stretches developing widely. Largely dry for much of the night though there will be a few showers with falls of sleet possible. Light variable breezes will also allow patches of fog to develop. More persistent rain will develop in the southwest towards morning.
Sunday (New Year's Day): There is a good deal uncertainty in the forecast for New Year's Day but indications are that rain in the southwest will gradually extend across the country, falling as sleet in places with snow on high ground. Highest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees generally, milder along southern coasts. Gradually becoming drier overnight but remaining cold with lowest temperatures of -3 to +1 degrees.
Mon: Largely dry with good deals of sunshine and just a few passing light showers, mainly affecting Atlantic coasts. Highest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.
Further Outlook: Current indications suggest that it will turn milder with rain and showers at times.