Clare Weather: Thursday, December 21, 2023

TODAY: Thursday will be an even windier day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Brighter clearer conditions with scattered blustery showers will extend down from the north as the day goes on. Afternoon highs of 7 to 11 degrees in strong and gusty westerly winds.

TONIGHT: Still windy on Thursday night with fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds, easing a little later in the night. Mostly cloudy too with further scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, a few heavier bursts possible in the north and northwest. Mild with lowest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees.

FRIDAY: Still breezy on Friday, but not as windy as Thursday. Current indications suggest a mix of bright or sunny spells and showers, some of them possibly heavy. Afternoon highs ranging 6 to 10 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty west to northwest winds.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Friday night will be mostly cloudy with a little rain and drizzle at times. Breezy too with moderate to fresh westerly winds, decreasing mostly moderate away from the north and west coast though overnight. Mild with lowest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees.

SATURDAY: A few bright spells are likely on Saturday morning, but in general Saturday will be a fairly cloudy day overall. There'll be a lot of dry weather in many areas, but a little light rain and drizzle here and there, especially in the north and west. Later in the day a spell of more persistent rain may start to move in to western parts. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with winds backing southwesterly and freshening again.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Saturday night will be rather breezy with rain extending eastwards, heavy at times in the west and north. Very mild with lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

CHRISTMAS EVE: It is likely to be very mild for much of the day and mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at times. A clearance to cooler, clearer weather will start to extend from the north later in the day. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 or 14 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT: It looks like the rain will continue to clear southwards early on Sunday night with those cooler, clearer conditions following. A scattering of showers will follow too, mainly to the north and west, a few heavy and of hail too, mainly in northern parts, with the chance of thunder there too. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, so a notable drop from previous nights, and it looks like it'll be windy with fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds.

CHRISTMAS DAY: At this stage it looks like Monday will be cool and bright with sunshine. There'll be some scattered showers around, mainly in the north and west, some heavy too in the north with the chance of hail. It will be mainly dry elsewhere, and with the showers tending to die away as the day goes on. Cooler than previous days with highest temperatures closer to the seasonal normal, ranging from 6 to 10 degrees. It looks like it will be breezy or rather windy for a time, but with the fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds easing through the day.

CHRISTMAS NIGHT: While there's uncertainty in the details and timing of weather systems this far out, it looks like it will be cold and clear for a time on Christmas night with light winds and some frost. Some rain and milder conditions are likely later in the night in the southwest and west. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees, with southeast winds starting to freshen.

ST STEPHEN'S DAY: It is likely to be cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain extending from the west, turning heavy at times. Mild with the rain, with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, but turning cooler later as the rain clears. Breezy with moderate to fresh southeast winds veering southwesterly.