AFTER WEEKS OF sunshine and dry conditions, there’s going to be a slight change in the weather this week. 

Met Éireann is forecasting cloudy conditions and some light rain over the coming days – though there will still be plenty of dry and warm conditions with some decent sunshine too.

There will be cloudier conditions with the odd spot of drizzle in some parts of the country today, though more sunshine will break through further north as the day goes on.

Temperatures will reach between 19 and 25C, with the south of the country getting the warmest conditions. 

Mixed weather for this week w/ cooler & cloudier conditions over N parts, w/ some light rain & drizzle possible, while staying drier, warmer & brighter further S 🌦️⛅️

High pressure will decline from mid-week w/ the possibility of more widespread rain returning this weekend ☔️ pic.twitter.com/Q5BVbDOsvu

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) July 20, 2026

Tonight will be dry with clear spells for the most part, but those in the north and northwest will experience cloudier conditions with a few spots of drizzle. For those having trouble sleeping, there will see lows of 10 to 14C tonight.

It will be mostly cloudy on Tuesday, with the best of the early sunshine further south. Sunny spells will become more widespread through the afternoon, but it will remain cloudier in the northwest with a drop of light rain and highs of 19 to 24C.

Temperatures will drop to 10 to 13C on Tuesday night, which will be dry with a chance of some drizzle.

Wednesday will have another cloudy start further north with the best of any early sunshine further south, and with sunny spells becoming more widespread through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 19 to 23C.

It will be another similar day on Thursday, starting off generally cloudy with some light rain or drizzle possible, but with sunny spells further south becoming more widespread through the day. Highs of 18 to 24C, coolest in Connacht and Ulster.

Friday will be another day of sunny spells that will become more widespread as the day goes on, with a bit of light rain or drizzle possible over the northwestern half of the country. Unchanged highest temperatures of 18 to 25C.