Clare weather: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Cloudy and misty today with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Some hill and coastal fog too.

The rain and drizzle will be most persistent early this morning and again this evening, and will be heavy at times.

Mild with highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in a moderate to fresh and gusty southwest wind, stronger in coastal parts.

National Outlook

Overview: Turning milder, especially by night. But remaining unsettled with further unsettled conditions.

Wednesday night: The persistent rain and drizzle will clear eastwards early tonight. It'll remain cloudy overnight though and it'll be rather misty, with a little patchy light rain and drizzle here and there and with some hill and coastal fog persisting too. A very mild night with temperatures not falling below 10 to 12 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds gradually easing light to moderate

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Tomorrow, Thursday, will be cloudy but mainly dry for a time, apart from a few spots of drizzle. However, scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle will move into the southwest through the morning and will gradually become more widespread through the afternoon and evening. There'll be hill and coastal mist and fog too, which will persist throughout the day in southern parts. A mild day with highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees, in a mostly moderate south to southwesterly wind.

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.

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.

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.