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Live rain radar, current conditions, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Dublin, with original writing about the city's climate from The Daily Dublin.

Today's briefing

Dublin's looking lovely today with a crisp start at 14 degrees warming nicely to a pleasant 22 degrees, and there's barely a cloud in sight with just a 2 percent chance of rain. The breeze will be gentle at 8 kilometres per hour, so it's shaping up to be one of those spring days that makes you remember why you live here. Pop on a light layer you can shed as the day gets warmer, because whilst it feels a touch chilly at 13 degrees now, you'll definitely appreciate the flexibility once the sun gets going. Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday's bringing a bit more cloud cover with a 40 percent chance of showers and a high of 21 degrees, but Sunday bounces back beautifully with just 3 percent rain and the same top temperature.

19°

Overcast · feels like 16°

Today: 20° / 17°
Humidity: 69%
Wind: 20 km/h W
UV index: 2 · Low
Sunrise: 5:04 am
Sunset: 9:54 pm
Updated: 10:01

Next 24 hours

Now
19°
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11am
19°
15%
12pm
20°
34%
1pm
20°
45%
2pm
20°
44%
3pm
20°
37%
4pm
20°
29%
5pm
20°
21%
6pm
20°
11%
7pm
20°
4%
8pm
19°
1%
9pm
18°
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10pm
18°
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11pm
17°
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12am
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Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full BOM radar loop.

Seven-day forecast

Sat
Overcast
20° 17°
Rain 45%
Sun
Overcast
23° 16°
Rain 0%
Mon
Overcast
25° 15°
Rain 7%
Tue
Overcast
24° 15°
Rain 8%
Wed
Overcast
22° 15°
Rain 6%
Thu
Overcast
22° 18°
Rain 29%
Fri
Overcast
22° 17°
Rain 29%

Air quality

Good

US AQI

PM2.5: 3
PM10: 6
Ozone: 40

Air quality by Open-Meteo (CAMS), in µg/m³.

Sun and moon

Sunrise: 5:04 am
Sunset: 9:54 pm
Daylight: 16h 50m

Waning gibbous

80% lit

From the weather desk

Dublin weather, explained

How to read the Dublin forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Dublin.

What the UV index actually means

The UV index rates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation on a simple scale. Below 3 is low and you can be outside safely without protection. From 3 to 7 is moderate to high, the point at which sunburn becomes likely within an hour, so a hat and sunscreen earn their keep. Above 8 is very high to extreme, and skin can burn in minutes around the middle of the day. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so the safest habit is to check the number rather than judge by the temperature.

Why the overnight low matters as much as the high

Daytime maximums get the headlines, but the overnight minimum shapes how the day actually feels. A cold night means a slow, crisp start and, on clear evenings, the chance of fog or frost before dawn. A mild night means the warmth carries over and the morning is comfortable from the outset. Clear skies let heat escape and push the low down; cloud cover traps it and keeps the night warmer. That is why two days with the same maximum can feel completely different depending on the night that came before.

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