5 Day Weather Forecast Ireland – Met Éireann & BBC Dublin

Planning your week around Ireland’s weather can feel like a game of chance, but the five-day forecast from Met Éireann is the closest thing to a reliable guide. With the country’s famously changeable climate, knowing that Friday morning will start dry with sunny spells while Thursday turns cool and blustery helps you make smarter decisions.

Temperature range tonight: 5–8°C (lowest) ·
Wind conditions: West to southwest, light to moderate ·
Friday outlook: Dry with sunny spells, showers later ·
Monday (Dublin) outlook: Light rain showers and gentle breeze

Four key facts summarise the official picture from Met Éireann, Ireland’s government meteorological service.

What is the Met Éireann 5 day forecast?

Current 5 day national outlook

• Met Éireann, the official Irish meteorological service, issues a national forecast covering the Republic of Ireland (Met Éireann National Forecast).
• Lowest temperatures in the current outlook fall between 5°C and 8°C.
• Wind direction is west to southwest, with speeds light to moderate.

Friday specifics from Met Éireann

• Friday morning will be dry with sunny spells for most areas, while western areas will see showers that extend eastwards through the day (Met Éireann National Forecast).
• Friday daytime highs are forecast at 13 to 15°C.

“Friday morning will be dry with sunny spells for most areas” — Met Éireann national forecast

The implication: For anyone planning outdoor Friday activities, the window of dry weather in the morning is reliable, but afternoon plans should account for showers moving in from the west.

What is the weather in Ireland for the next 10 days?

10 day trend overview

• Met Éireann provides a 10 day forecast that gives a broader sense of the weather pattern across Ireland (Met Éireann Home Page).
• The weekend outlook is uncertain, but rain and showers are likely at times and daytime temperatures will remain in the mid to high teens at best.

Regional variations

• According to Met Éireann’s Dublin forecast, Monday will see light rain showers and a gentle breeze (Met Éireann Dublin).
• Tuesday brings daytime highs of 17 to 18°C in Dublin, with cloudy but mostly dry mornings and afternoon showers.

The trade-off: A 10 day forecast can help with broad planning, but the uncertainty grows significantly after day 5. Met Éireann itself describes the weekend outlook as “uncertain.”

What is the 15 day weather forecast for Ireland?

Reliability of 15 day forecasts

• The 15 day forecast is less accurate than the 5 day outlook (Met Éireann National Forecast — note the extended range is accessible via the same forecast system).
• Met Éireann offers an hourly breakdown for longer periods, but accuracy drops beyond day 7.

Where to find hourly data

• The Met Éireann website includes detailed hourly data in its 15 day view (Met Éireann Home Page).
• This is useful for planning large events, but expect changes as the date approaches.

Why this matters: If you’re scheduling a wedding, festival, or outdoor job, lean on the 5 day forecast for go/no-go decisions and use the 15 day only to identify possible weather windows.

What is the Met Éireann 7 day farmers weather forecast?

Farmers specific warnings

• Met Éireann provides a tailored 7 day forecast for agriculture, known as the farmers forecast (Met Éireann Home Page — access from the menu).
• It includes blight warnings and soil temperature readings, based on the same meteorological data but with a farming focus.

How it differs from standard forecast

• The farmers forecast highlights risks to crops from disease and frost, with specific thresholds for blight outbreaks.
• It also includes grass growth indices and drying conditions, information that a general 5 day forecast does not contain.

The pattern: While the standard 5 day forecast serves the public, the farmers 7 day forecast is a specialised tool for a sector that depends on daily weather nuance.

What is the weather in Dublin for the next 10 days?

Dublin 10 day outlook

• Met Éireann’s dedicated Dublin forecast shows day-by-day details (Met Éireann Dublin).
• For Wednesday, rain and drizzle at first will clear to showers and sunny spells, with a longer spell of rain later in the south and southwest.
• Thursday will be cool and blustery with widespread showers and sunny breaks, highs 13 to 16°C.
• Friday sees scattered showers, with longer dry spells in the east and northeast.

Comparison with national forecast

• The national forecast echoes the Dublin pattern but emphasizes that western areas will see showers first and the east stays drier longer.
• Met Éireann’s Dublin City forecast largely matches the broader Dublin outlook, with the best sunny spells in the east.

Met Éireann’s Dublin City forecast notes that scattered showers will continue to spread from the west, some heavy with the chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the east and northeast (Met Éireann Home Page).

What this means for Dublin residents: The coastal position brings slightly different timing — eastern parts often stay dry longer when showers come from the west. Check the Dublin-specific page for the most localised view.

For anyone in Ireland planning outdoor work or leisure, the 5 day forecast from Met Éireann is the most reliable short-term tool, grounded in government meteorological data updated daily. But once you push beyond that window, the uncertainty rises sharply — the weekend outlook is already described as “uncertain.” For the Dublin commuter or the farmer deciding when to spray, the choice is clear: trust the 5 day view for actionable decisions, and treat longer forecasts as only a possibility.