Clare Weather: Monday, October 9, 2023


MOSTLY dry today with mist and fog gradually clearing in the morning for most as sunny spells develop.
The sunshine will turn hazier later in the day. Highs of 19 to 22 degrees generally with a light to moderate southerly breeze, forecasts Met Eireann.
National Outlook
Overview: Warm and humid to start the week but turning cooler and fresher with wet weather returning.
Monday night: Mainly dry apart from patchy light rain in the northwest early in the night. Cloudy with mist and fog patches likely in the south. Mild with temperatures not falling below 11 to 15 degrees in a light to moderate southwest breeze.
Tuesday: Showers will develop in the northwest early Tuesday morning followed by a more persistent rain will move into the north and west, remaining through the evening. Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals. Outbreaks of heavier rain will develop in the southwest by the evening, spreading eastwards. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Tuesday night: A wet night for many with heavy rain arriving from the southwest and extending eastwards through the night. Mist and fog patches. Mostly dry in the northwest with some clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 15 degrees, coolest in the north. Light to moderate west to southwest breezes veering west to northwest.
Wednesday: A wet start to Wednesday as rain continues heavy in places. That rain will gradually clear eastwards through the afternoon with sunny spells developing. Leaving a generally dry evening apart from some lingering patchy rain in parts of the south. Cooler on Wednesday with highest temperatures of 11 to 17 degrees in light to moderate northwest breezes.
Wednesday night: Mostly dry with some rain developing along southern coasts. Clear spells away from northern and southern coasts. Cooler on Wednesday night with lowest temperatures of 4 to 10 degrees in a variable light breeze.
Thursday: Rain will linger on southern coasts with cloud building over the southern half of the country. Mainly dry elsewhere with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in light east or variable breezes.
Further outlook: Changeable with light rain and showers at times. Feeling cool with temperatures around average for the time of year.