Clare weather - Friday, January 6, 2023
TODAY in Clare will start quite dry and bright, then showers will develop as the day goes on as cloud increases.
Later in the afternoon, persistent rain will spread in from the southwest, becoming widespread in the evening. Light to moderate southerly winds will freshen in the afternoon, becoming strong along Atlantic coasts.
Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees.
National Outlook
OVERVIEW: Unsettled and often windy with low pressure near Ireland.
TONIGHT: 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.
SATURDAY: 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.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Remaining windy overnight 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: 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.
MONDAY: Another day of widespread showers, some of rain or hail. Mostly cloudy with occasional bright spells. Not as windy as previous days with mostly moderate to fresh westerly winds. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
OUTLOOK: A spell of rain and breezy weather will spread from the west overnight Monday and during Tuesday. Remaining unsettled and likely windy through midweek.