Yellow
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
Grey sky, grey mood, grey tea. At least the tea’s hot.
Clouds, high of 12°C, low of 3°C. 0 mm of rain, 0% chance. Wind up to 5 km/h.
Monday 19/10/2026
Rain so cheeky it should be arrested.
Rain, high of 11°C, low of 4°C. 0.3 mm of rain, 20% chance. Wind up to 18 km/h.
Yellow warning: the sky’s in a mood. Not a crisis, but the washing can stay in.
Yellow
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.
Grey as your man’s personality.
In 3-hour steps.
Mountrath is in County Laois, in the east and midlands, which are usually drier and calmer than the west. Inland spots get sharper frosts in winter and warmer afternoons in summer.
Mountrath is in County Laois, at about 53.00°N, 7.47°W. The closest places we cover are Portlaoise (12 km), Abbeyleix (13 km), Mountmellick (16 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.