Clare Weather: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Cold this Saturday with a mix of cloud, sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy with a chance of hail.

Highs of 5 to 8 degrees. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, will increase strong and gusty in west Munster for a time in the afternoon.

National Outlook

OVERVIEW: Mixed and unsettled weather for the start of Meteorological Spring.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Showers will become more isolated on Saturday night and long clear spells will develop. Winds will back northwest and fall light to moderate with temperatures dipping to between -2 to +3 degrees. Frost and icy patches are possible.

SUNDAY: A bright day on Sunday with sunny spells and scattered showers, becoming isolated towards evening. Top temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees. Light to moderate westerly winds will gradually back southwest by evening and reduce light. Temperatures will fall quickly after dark on Sunday night under clear skies with frost and icy patches developing, and lows of -2 to +2 degrees. Cloud will thicken from the southwest overnight and temperatures will rise as winds back southeast. Outbreaks of rain will develop in Munster by morning.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heaviest and most persistent in the southern counties. Moderate to fresh and gusty easterly winds. Highs of 6 to 8 degrees. Further outbreaks of rain though Monday night, with some heavy falls, with sleet possible on high ground. Light to moderate variable winds inland will be fresh and gusty near some coasts. Lows of 2 to 5 degrees

TUESDAY: Current indications suggest rain will gradually clear northeastwards through the day with sunny spells developing. Highs of 7 to 10 degrees. Light to moderate westerly winds backing southerly later.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: Current indications suggest our weather will remain fairly mixed but relatively mild through midweek next week.