Ireland is set to enjoy a spell of more settled weather after several days of storms, flooding and power outages, with a potentially record-breaking area of high pressure forecast to build over the country.
The past week has seen Ireland battered by three significant storms, including the first two named storms of the season, Storm Austen and Storm Boelo.
The storms brought major flooding, left thousands of homes without power and prompted Met Éireann to issue several Status Orange weather warnings, particularly for Galway and the west of the country.
However, the latest forecasts suggest conditions will gradually improve as the weekend approaches.
According to Weather Alerts Ireland, high pressure is expected to build over the country, potentially coming close to breaking an October record.
😍🔴 Record breaking high pressure? 🔴😍
After a few stormy days high pressure is forecast to build over the weekend and it will bring much needed settled and calmer weather to Ireland.
The record in October in Ireland for high pressure is 1043.8hPa set back in 2018 at Sherkin Island. This high pressure is forecast to get up to 1043 and depending on positioning it could be close to getting a new record!
Just to note high pressure does not mean warm and sunny. Depending in where it is located it can bring cloud and cold air too but it will be drier than what we have experienced over the past week.
Watch this space!
— Weather Alerts Ireland ⚡️☔️ (@IrelandAlerts) October 27, 2026
The group also warned that high pressure does not necessarily mean warm and sunny weather, explaining that conditions will depend on its position. It could bring cloud and colder air, although it should be drier than the weather experienced in recent days.
Met Éireann's latest national outlook also points towards more settled conditions as the week progresses, with some dry and bright spells expected alongside periods of rain and breezy weather.
Thursday night will remain cloudy and breezy, with persistent rain or drizzle moving into the southwest and west before gradually spreading eastwards across the western half of the country. Temperatures will remain relatively mild, ranging from 10 to 13 degrees, with fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds.
Mostly cloudy at first with scattered outbreaks of rain🌧️
The rain will linger in northern areas but clear to isolated showers and some sunny spells through the morning🌦️
Most areas will then see a dry day with just the chance of well scattered light showers.
Highs: 12-15°C🌡️ https://t.co/RR6ud5WPn5
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 28, 2026
Friday is expected to bring further cloud and rain, although the east coast could see the best of any drier and brighter conditions. Temperatures will reach between 13 and 15 degrees, with southerly winds easing as the day goes on.
Rain is forecast to continue overnight on Friday, with the southeast again likely to see the best of the drier and clearer weather. Temperatures will fall to between 9 and 13 degrees, with the coldest conditions in the northwest.
Saturday is expected to begin cloudy and wet in the north and west, with rain gradually moving southeastwards and becoming lighter and more patchy. Temperatures will reach between 12 and 14 degrees.
The biggest improvement is expected on Sunday, when high pressure begins to build, bringing mostly dry and calm conditions to much of Ireland.
