Clare Weather: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
CLOUDY today with patchy outbreaks of rain in the morning, forecasts Met Eireann.
Occasional bright or sunny spells will develop in the afternoon. Mild, with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds.
National Outlook
OVERVIEW: Quite unsettled until later in the week with wet and blustery conditions at times.
Tuesday night: Mostly dry to start with a few clear spells in the east, although outbreaks of rain will gradually push in from the west, extending across the country by morning with clear spells and a few isolated showers following from the west. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees as fresh southerly winds veer westerly and moderate as the rain passes.
Wednesday: Sunny spells and scattered showers through much of the day however cloud will thicken in the south and west later in the afternoon with rain extending from the southwest through the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate southwesterly winds becoming light and variable by evening.
Wednesday night: Uncertainty grows on Wednesday night, however currently it looks as if it will be mostly cloudy with rain in the southwest becoming fairly widespread, the rain may become heavy at times in the east. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees or possibly cooler on the northern fringes with light cyclonic variable winds backing northerly by morning as the rain clears to the east.
Thursday: Thursday morning will turn dry but remain cloudy. Further outbreaks of rain will likely spread from the west to most parts through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees, winds will become light to moderate southerly in the morning, further increasing fresh south to southwesterly in the evening.
Thursday night: Windy on Thursday night with showery outbreaks of rain continuing through much of the night in blustery fresh to strong southwest to west winds. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees. It will become predominantly dry by morning while winds will veer northwesterly and ease slightly.
Friday: Friday morning will be mostly dry, bright and sunny, becoming cloudier though through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate to occasionally fresh northwesterly winds, backing southwesterly and easing light by evening.
FURTHER OUTLOOK: Currently there is better agreement for more settled conditions developing again for the weekend and early days of next week.