Clare weather: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Thursday will be cloudy but mainly dry for a time, apart from a few spots of drizzle.

However, outbreaks of rain and drizzle will move into the southwest through the late morning and will extend to all areas through the afternoon.

A mild day with highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees, in moderate southwest winds.

National Overview

Overview: Mild and mostly cloudy to end the working week with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle and above average temperatures. Cooler and brighter at the weekend with temperatures closer to the seasonal normal, possibly dropping a little below, and with a mix of sunshine and showers and with a longer spell of rain on Sunday. Further showers on Monday, then with the possibility of some much needed drier weather after that.

Thursday night: It'll be mostly cloudy and rather misty on Thursday night with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most persistent early in the night, when a few heavier bursts are possible, otherwise it will become light and patchy. There'll be some hill and coastal fog too. Another mild night with lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in mostly light to moderate southerly winds, freshening later in western coastal parts.

Friday: Friday will be mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most persistent in the west and north, with the chance of a few heavier bursts. There'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog too, especially in western and southern parts. It'll be drier further to the east, with the chance of a few bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 or 17 degrees, warmest in the east, in moderate to fresh south to southwest winds.

Friday night: The rain and drizzle as well as the mist and hill and coastal fog will clear southeastwards on Friday night, with clearer skies following. Some scattered showers will follow too, mainly into the north and west. Turning a little cooler as the rain clears, with lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Saturday: Saturday will be a bright day with a mix of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy, especially in the north and northwest, with longer drier spells in the east and south. There's the slight chance of hail in the north. The showers will become isolated later in the day. Cooler than recent days, with highest temperatures of 9 to 13 or 14 degrees and it'll be breezy with moderate to fresh and gusty southwest to west winds, stronger for a time in the west and north, but with the winds easing in the evening.

Saturday night: Saturday night will be chilly with long clear spells and just a few scattered showers in western parts. Later in the night cloud is likely to increase along the west coast. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees in mostly light to moderate southwest breezes, the winds freshening a little along the west coast by dawn,

Sunday: After a mostly dry bright start for many on Sunday, cloud and outbreaks of showery rain will gradually spread eastwards across the country, some of it on the heavy side, with the chance of hail. Clearer skies and a scattering of showers will follow later as the rain clears eastwards. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees and becoming breezy with southwest winds increasing moderate to fresh and gusty, stronger in coastal parts, and veering westerly later in the day.

Sunday night: There'll be a mix of clear spells and scattered showers on Sunday night. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees in moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty westerly winds, strong and gusty in the north and in western parts.

Monday: Another breezy day on Monday and it'll be a bright day with a mix of sunshine and a scattering of showers, the showers mainly across the northern half of the country. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty northwest winds, stronger in the north and west.

Further outlook: There are indications that there'll be some much needed drier weather during next week, with high pressure expected to play a more dominant role.