Dublin weather: 'First full dry day of 2026' coming this week in positive forecast
The "first full dry day of 2026" could finally arrive this week as weather boffins and Met Eireann agree on a positive forecast for Dublin and Ireland.The first day of March has been breezy, showery, and dull so far - much like the month that preceded it. But there is, finally. some proper positivity in the weather forecasts for the upcoming week, with high pressure becoming more dominant and bringing dry and bright conditions overall.And Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather is hopeful of a big breakthrough on Tuesday. He said: "A showery and breezy Sunday morning with wet and windy weather to come today as more heavy rain moves in from West, and also strong gusts this evening."Windy in the northwest Monday with showers before a lovely sunny Tuesday, with our first full dry day of 2026 hopefully." And Met Eireann seem to agree, forecasting a "dry day with good spells of sunshine" nationwide.For the rest of today, it will remain dull - and will become windier through the day, as southerly winds increase fresh to strong and gusty. Temperatures will hit highs of 12C.Tonight will see some patchy rain as the night goes on, with lowest temperatures of 4C. And here is what the full Met Eireann forecast says for the week ahead:Overview: High pressure becomes more dominant bringing dry and bright conditions overall, though a spell of wetter weather is likely on Thursday. Temperatures close to or slightly above average, but cold at night with some frost and ice.Monday: Tomorrow morning, any lingering cloud and patchy rain will clear early on, leaving a largely dry and bright day. Becoming cloudier and breezy for a time in the afternoon as scattered showers move southeastwards, easing as they do. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with freshening southwest winds that will ease light northwesterly later in the day.Monday night: Any lingering showers will ease early in the night, otherwise cold and dry with long clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees, with frost and ice possible. Some mist patches will develop also in mostly light northerly breezes.Tuesday: Any frost or ice will clear early on leaving a dry day with good spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with light easterly or anticyclonic variable breezes.Tuesday night: Cold and dry with long clear spells, though there is the chance of some cloudier conditions in the south east with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. Mist and fog patches forming too. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees with mostly light southeasterly breezes.Wednesday: Largely dry with spells of sunshine. Breezy with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds and highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.Thursday: Likely a wet and breezy day with outbreaks of rain moving eastwards across the country. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds.Further outlook: Current indications show some patchy rain and showers at times towards the end of the week but mostly settled overall with plenty of dry and bright weather.Want to see more of the stories you love from Dublin Live? Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Dublin Live as a preferred source, simply click here.
