Clare Weather: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

TODAY: Mostly dry with sunny spells and just the chance of a few showers in the afternoon. Afternoon highs will be around 7 or 8 degrees in westerly winds increasing moderate, occasionally fresh.

TONIGHT: Clear spells and a few showers at first on Tuesday night, but becoming cloudier from the Atlantic overnight with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees will occur early on with temperatures rising as the night goes on. It'll become rather windy overnight too with westerly winds increasing moderate to fresh, strong to near gale in coastal parts of the west north.

WEDNESDAY: Wednesday will be a breezy or windy day and mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The rain will be heaviest and most persistent in the west and north. Milder than Tuesday, with highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Windy on Wednesday night with further spells of rain and drizzle. Mild with lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds.

THURSDAY: 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.

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.

NEXT WEEKEND: Relatively mild, wet and breezy conditions seem favoured overall, with the potential for heavy rain in the west and north. Briefly colder conditions are possible around Christmas eve.