The weather across Ireland is set to become a lot more settled over the coming days as a area of high pressure builds to the north of Ireland pushing the jet stream southwards keeping all the areas of low pressure to the south of Ireland which normally gives us wet and windy weather.

The areas of high pressure to the north is also referred to a blocking high or northern blocking and these blocks can remain in place for several days or even weeks, causing the areas affected by them to have the same kind of weather for an extended period of time.

If this was the Month of December then we would be looking at very cold days and nights with frost along with wintry showers of snow. Such blocking during late November, December, January and February can lead to very cold weather like the winter of 2010.

This time week the blocking high will instead give dry weather for most areas with good sunny spells from at this stage Tuesday until Saturday at least and after that there is some uncertainty. Also note that there will be a few isolated showers around from Tuesday to Saturday but rainfall amounts will be below 1mm or 2mm for many.

One thing is for sure is to make the most of this fine and settled spell of weather because at this stage there looks like there could be a change to the weather from Sunday into early next week with the current forecast model runs from the ECMWF and GFS showing the blocking high be pushed away with the jet stream moving northwards towards Ireland again directing wet and windy weather towards us next week with the possibility of stormy conditions also but is also to say that’s why above I used the term uncertain at this stage after Saturday.

Find the latest forecast details below for the next 7 days.

TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2020

Showers during the morning mainly in the northwest will clear later in the morning. Later Tuesday morning with bright and sunny weather develop but still some cloud in places. High pressure will build on Tuesday across Ireland with a dry day for many parts with good bright and sunny spells but a few showers across eastern coastal counties also. Temperatures will range between 12C to 14C.

WEDNESDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2020

Wednesday will be a mostly dry day with bright and sunny spells nationwide with high pressure sitting over the country some isolated showers will be possible across eastern areas. Temperatures will range between 11C to 14C.

Dry over night again with good clear spells.

THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2020

Thursday looks set to be a dry day everywhere with bright and sunny spells. . Temperatures will range between 11C to 14C.

Dry overnight Thursday with clear spells.

FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2020

Friday will be another dry day with good bright and sunny spells, There could be the odd light isolated shower but over all nearly all areas will be dry. Temperatures will range between 11C to 13C.

Good clear spells in places over night but the odd isolated showers will be possible in some eastern and northern areas. across the southwest cloud will increase for a time with a band of rain at this stage looking like it will stay the coast of the southwest.

SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2020

Dry for most areas on Saturday with some bright and sunny spells, some scattered showers possible across the south of Munster and south of Leinster.

Dry with clear spells overnight for many but some showers possible across south Munster.

OUTLOOK

The latest outlook from the ECMWF model is for a dry start on Sunday for many but later Sunday morning rain moving into the southwest and spreading to all areas over the evening and night with some heavy falls. At present early next week look like the weather will turn much more unsettled with number of areas of low pressure moving over or near Ireland as the jet stream move back northwards across Ireland. This could result in wet and windy weather at time with the risk of some stormy weather also.

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