Weather experts have warned that a wind chill heading toward the country will make things very chilly this weekend.
While temperatures have been somewhat mild on paper over the past week, the wind chills are making things feel far colder.
Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly has now warned that you might want to break out the hats and scarves in the coming days, writing on Twitter (X): ‘A big change in temperatures over next few days. Compare the windchill forecast for tomorrow morning and for the following 3 days!’
Weather experts have warned that a wind chill heading toward the country will make things very chilly this weekend. Pic: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
With the wind chill, Thursday is set to feel like it’s around 10C, before things drastically change on Friday, feeling as low as 1C to 0C in the north of the country.
From there, Saturday is set to drop into feeling in the negatives, particularly in the east of the country, while Sunday is going to be the coldest of the days, with temperatures feeling as low as -3C in the south east.
While Met Éireann haven’t mentioned the wind chill, they’ve said that things will turn cold come the weekend, saying on their website that Wednesday will be cloudy and dull with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, as well as patches of mist and fog.
Things will turn windy and rainy, particularly in the west of the country. Pic: Fran Veale
It will be milder, however, with highs of 10C to 14C, in mostly moderate southerly winds.
It will stay cloudy and misty on Wednesday night, with rain and drizzle as well as some moderate falls possible. Some hill and coastal fog, too, with temperatures not expected to drop below 9C to 13C.
Thursday will see a similar start with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle, as well as some lingering mist and hill and coastal fog. More persistent rain is set to spread from the west through the morning and early afternoon, and will be followed by brighter, drier weather with sunshine. Some scattered showers will follow, too, with highest temperatures of 11C to 15C, turning a little cooler as the rain clears.
Breezy to rather windy conditions will come in on Thursday night, with a mix of clear spells and showers mainly affecting the north and west of the country. Some of the showers will be heavy, with hail at times, gradually spreading further east overnight. Lowest temperatures of 5C to 8C.
Friday will be a blustery day with fairly widespread showers, turning heavy at times with a possibility of hail and thunder. Some sunny spells mixed in too, but it will be colder both on paper and in practice, with highs of just 7C to 10C with strong to near gale force winds.
Friday night is where things get uncertain according to Met Éireann, with a chance of small scale low pressure area developing towards the south of the country which would bring persistent heavy rain for a time, especially further south. However, it will most likely stay further south, in which case there’ll be a mix of clear spells and further scattered heavy showers, but ice, frost and fog may develop. Lowest temperatures of 0C to 6C.
There’s a small chance of some persistent rain early on Saturday in the east and south, but the day will be one of sunshine and scattered showers, turning heavy at times with a possibility of hail and thunder. The showers are becoming more confined to the west and north later in the day. It will be cold, too, with highs of 6C to 9C.
A big change in temperatures over next few days. Compare the windchill forecast for tomorrow morning and for the following 3 days! pic.twitter.com/YviWRWPBxK
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) November 26, 2025
There will be a few scattered showers in parts of the west and north on Saturday night, but it will be dry and clear in many areas. This is expected to be the coldest night of the weekend, with some frost and ice forming as the winds fall light. Lowest temperatures plummeting to lows of -2C to +3C.
Sunday will kick off cold and frosty, with some sunshine for a time, particularly further east. However, it’ll turn cloudier from the west with rain and drizzle gradually spreading eastward. Highest temperatures of 5C to 10C to see out the month of November.
