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Small Craft warning from Belfast Lough to Wicklow Head to Roche's Point
From 19/10/2026 07:00 until 19/10/2026 23:59
Northeasterly or cyclonic variable winds, veering southeasterly will reach force 6 at times.
Sunday 18/10/2026
The weather’s doin’ its best. Its best is not great.
Clouds, high of 11°C, low of 3°C. 0 mm of rain, 14% chance. Wind up to 9 km/h.
Monday 19/10/2026
Drizzle again. The country’s natural state.
Rain, high of 12°C, low of 5°C. 0.7 mm of rain, 33% chance. Wind up to 19 km/h.
Yellow warning: the sky’s in a mood. Not a crisis, but the washing can stay in.
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From 19/10/2026 07:00 until 19/10/2026 23:59
Northeasterly or cyclonic variable winds, veering southeasterly will reach force 6 at times.
Weather warnings: Met Éireann. Shown as issued. met.ie/warnings Northern Ireland: Met Office, metoffice.gov.uk.
Four seasons in the one day. Dress in layers and pray.
In 3-hour steps.
The racecourse that hosts the Irish Grand National at Easter. It is in County Meath. Most of the day is spent outdoors, so a wet forecast means a coat and a wait for the bus; the verdicts below show how the match, race or gig is likely to go.
Fairyhouse Racecourse is in County Meath, at about 53.51°N, 6.55°W. The closest places we cover are Ratoath (6 km), Ashbourne (10 km), Dunboyne (11 km).
Across Ireland, spring is cool and bright with showers, summer highs are typically in the high teens with long evenings, autumn is the wettest and windiest stretch as the Atlantic fronts return, and winter is mild for the latitude with frost on clear nights. Rain can arrive in any month.