Ireland heads into the weekend battered and bruised after yesterday’s chaos, but if you thought Saturday would bring a breather, think again. Another savage day of rain, winds, and flooding threats is locked and loaded. Whether you’re commuting, making weekend plans, or just trying to stay dry, today’s weather is not on your side. And the worst of it? There’s no real break expected until next week. Welcome to the real Irish spring.

Today’s Quick Overview

Morning Madness: Soggy and Unforgiving

The early hours bring no mercy, with widespread rain hammering much of the country. Met Éireann’s latest radar shows showers clinging stubbornly to western and southern counties first thing. For those out early, it’s a grim landscape: standing water on roads, low cloud, poor visibility, and temperatures barely crawling above 7°C in the west. Light to moderate northwesterly winds will slap across exposed areas, adding a nasty chill to the damp misery.

If you’re planning to hit the roads, expect delays, hazardous conditions, and that creeping cold that seeps into your bones.

Midday: When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Worse

Forget any hopes of lunchtime sun. Cloud remains a thick grey blanket over most of Ireland, with relentless showers peppering Ulster, Connacht, and Munster. Heavy bursts are likely in Galway, Mayo, Kerry and Limerick with potential for more localised flooding in low-lying spots. Leinster escapes the worst, but showers will still drift across Dublin and Wicklow later in the afternoon. Winds will pick up pace along the Atlantic coast, making it feel colder and making umbrellas utterly useless.

Temperature highs? If you’re lucky, you’ll scrape 11°C around parts of the east midlands. Elsewhere, it’s struggling around 7-9°C — a miserable showing for mid-to-late April.

Evening Carnage: No Respite Until After Dark

By evening, rain will slowly start to ease, but not before another savage onslaught through the west and midwest. Kerry, Clare and Limerick look set to take another hammering before conditions finally begin to dry up slightly overnight. Winds gradually ease but expect a crisp cold edge to settle in.

Drying skies will bring nighttime lows between 2°C and 5°C — and where skies clear, patchy frost could make a sneaky appearance by Sunday morning. That’s right: April frost after biblical rain. Only in Ireland.

Coastal Areas: Rough and Ready

If you’re living or travelling along western and northwestern coasts today, brace yourself. Coastal winds are strong enough to whip spray over promenades and roads. Any exposed cliffs or beaches will be battling angry, wind-driven swells, making walking dangerous. Stay well back from breaking waves. Conditions on the water are equally dangerous with small craft warnings active — if you have to ask if it’s safe, it’s not.

What’s Coming Next?

Sunday shows early signs of calming down, but Saturday will leave its scars. While the heaviest of the rain moves away, the soaked ground will take days to recover. Rural roads could see lingering flood patches, and weekend events outdoors could be called off or disrupted. Check local alerts before travelling.

This grim April continues — Easter might be gone, but the punishment drags on.

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