Clare Weather - Saturday, December 30, 2023

IT'S A WET and windy start to the weekend. There's going to be widespread rain, heavy or thundery at times with some localised flooding possible. The rain will clear to sunny spells and showers through the morning. Some showers will be heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms and hail. Highest afternoon temperatures of seven to nine or 10 degrees. Fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds with onshore gales.

NATIONAL OUTLOOK

Unsettled with rain or showers most days.

Clear spells and squally showers tonight, most frequent in the west and southwest. Lowest temperatures of three to six degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southerly or cyclonic variable winds.

Breezy or windy tomorrow with sunny spells and scattered showers and a chance of hail. Fresh to strong and gusty westerly or cyclonic variable winds will gradually decrease moderate to fresh and gusty through the day. Highest temperatures of five to eight degrees generally.

Showers will continue into the night as 2023 turns to 2024, mainly for Atlantic counties with longer spells of rain possible in the northwest. Some frost or ice will form with lowest temperatures of minus one to three degrees in mostly moderate westerly winds.

Sunny spells and scattered showers at first on New Years Day. These will become more isolated through the morning and early afternoon. Cloud will build from the southwest with rain following, extending northeastwards over much of the country by night-time. Highest afternoon temperatures of five to eight degrees in light to moderate southwesterly winds, backing southeasterly and increasing moderate to fresh with the rain.

Outbreaks of rain will clear northwards from most areas overnight on Monday, with clear spells and scattered showers following from the west. Milder weather in the south of the country to counter cold conditions in the north.

Current indications suggest that there will be further showers or showery outbreaks of rain on Tuesday next. Highest temperatures of six to nine degrees generally.

Generally cool and unsettled with rain or showers expected. Highest temperatures generally ranging from six to eight degrees.