Clare Weather: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Wednesday will be cold with bright or sunny spells and showers, some heavy with hail and thunder possible and with sleet possible on hills.

Highest temperatures of 5 to 7 degrees and moderate to fresh south to southeast winds.

National Outlook

OVERVIEW: Unsettled with frequent rain and showers, and the possibility of some flooding. Blustery at times also.

Wednesday night will be cold with showers mainly affecting Munster, Leinster and east Ulster, a few of them wintry on hills. Longer drier periods further west with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of -1 to 4 degrees, coldest over the western half of the country with frost and icy patches possible.

THURSDAY will continue cold with bright or sunny spells and showers of rain or hail. These will be heaviest and most frequent in the east and north and a few may be thundery. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees with moderate northerly winds becoming westerly. On Thursday night, showers will become become isolated with clear spells and frost developing. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees and light southerly or variable breezes.

GOOD FRIDAY will bring a mix of sunshine and showers. Some of the showers may be heavy with a continuing possibility of hail and thunder. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with light to moderate southerly winds. Friday night will be another cold night with lowest temperatures of -2 to +4 degrees, coldest in the west.

SATURDAY will be somewhat milder with bright or sunny spells and some further showers, but not as many as previous days. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with light breezes.

EASTER SUNDAY looks like being mainly dry with sunny spells and just a few showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees with light easterly breezes.

At the moment EASTER MONDAY looks like being a wet day with rain spreading westwards over the country.