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Weather in Rathfarnham · MET Norway forecast + Met Éireann averages

Rathfarnham’s outlook today: light showers, peaking at 10 degrees

The heaviest rain of the week is due on Wednesday, around 5 mm. Rathfarnham’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 5°C. Any rain today should be slight, though the wind picks up to 22 km/h; the low is 8°C.

Winter 9°/3°CSpring 13°/5°CSummer 19°/11°CAutumn 14°/7°C
Right now
10°C
Light showers
High 10°C · Low 8°C · Wind 22 km/h
Today 2°C cooler than a normal 5 November
Sunrise 07:31 · sunset 16:46
Today
10°C / 8°C
A normal 5 November: 12°C / 6°C
Rain, next 24 hours
0.3 mm
Staying mostly dry
Wind
22 km/h
From the east · up to 22 km/h today
Humidity
86%
relative humidity
Daylight
9 h 14 min
07:31 to 16:46
Hour by hour · °C

The next 24 hours in Rathfarnham

Warmest around 11:00 (10°C), coolest around 04:00 (7°C). Wettest around 19:00 (0.2 mm in the hour).

11:00 · 10°C · Light showers · 0.1 mm · wind 22 km/h10°Now12:00 · 10°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h13:00 · 10°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h10°14:00 · 10°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 21 km/h14:0015:00 · 10°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 22 km/h10°16:00 · 9°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 19 km/h17:00 · 9°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 16 km/h9°17:0018:00 · 9°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 15 km/h19:00 · 8°C · Light rain · 0.2 mm · wind 14 km/h0.2 mm8°20:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 14 km/h20:0021:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 13 km/h8°22:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 14 km/h23:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 10 km/h8°23:0000:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 9 km/h01:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 8 km/h8°02:00 · 8°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 7 km/h02:0003:00 · 8°C · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 km/h8°04:00 · 7°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 km/h7°05:00 · 7°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 km/h7°05:0006:00 · 7°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 km/h07:00 · 7°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 km/h7°08:00 · 7°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 km/h08:0009:00 · 8°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 7 km/h8°10:00 · 9°C · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 8 km/h
TemperatureRain (mm in the hour)Night
7 days · °C

The week ahead, against a normal week

Nothing far from normal this week. Tap a day for more.

Today5 NovLight showers0.3 mm rain8°10°−2°

Thursday 5 November: Light showers, a high of 10°C and a low of 8°C; 0.3 mm of rain (part of the day); wind up to 22 km/h.

A normal 5 November in Rathfarnham: high 12°C, low 6°C.

Tomorrow6 NovRain1.7 mm rain7°10°−2°

Friday 6 November: Rain, a high of 10°C and a low of 7°C; 1.7 mm of rain; wind up to 10 km/h.

A normal 6 November in Rathfarnham: high 12°C, low 6°C.

Sat7 NovLight rain0.8 mm rain6°9°−2°

Saturday 7 November: Light rain, a high of 9°C and a low of 6°C; 0.8 mm of rain; wind up to 8 km/h.

A normal 7 November in Rathfarnham: high 12°C, low 6°C.

Sun8 NovCloudydry4°7°−5°

Sunday 8 November: Cloudy, a high of 7°C and a low of 4°C; no rain expected; wind up to 8 km/h.

A normal 8 November in Rathfarnham: high 12°C, low 6°C.

Mon9 NovPartly cloudy0.1 mm rain4°9°−2°

Monday 9 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 9°C and a low of 4°C; 0.1 mm of rain; wind up to 17 km/h.

A normal 9 November in Rathfarnham: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Tue10 NovPartly cloudydry7°9°−2°

Tuesday 10 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 9°C and a low of 7°C; no rain expected; wind up to 16 km/h.

A normal 10 November in Rathfarnham: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Wed11 NovLight rain5.0 mm rain7°10°−2°

Wednesday 11 November: Light rain, a high of 10°C and a low of 7°C; 5.0 mm of rain; wind up to 11 km/h.

A normal 11 November in Rathfarnham: high 11°C, low 5°C.

Normal range for the date (Met Éireann 1991–2020)Forecast low to high

What stands out about Rathfarnham’s weather

Read from the Met Éireann 30-year averages, against Irish towns. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
The warmest summers aroundJuly afternoons average 19.9°C, warmer than in all 6 places around it.
A normal year

Where today sits in Rathfarnham’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from the Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages, with today’s forecast on top.

Full climate →
Winter
9° / 3°
216 mm of rain
Spring
13° / 5°
175 mm of rain
Summer
19° / 11°
187 mm of rain
Autumn now
14° / 7°
243 mm of rain, the wettest season
Best months to be outside
JunJulAugSep
Highs of 17–27°C and nights of 8°C or more
When is it wettest?November, with 95 mm.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.2°C on the 1981–2010 averages.What is each month like?Highs, lows and rain for all 12.

Warnings and more

This page doesn’t repeat official warnings: check Met Éireann’s weather warnings before travelling in bad weather.

Met Éireann weather warningsStatus yellow, orange and red warnings for wind, rain, snow and ice, thunderstorms, fog and high temperatures, county by county, from Ireland’s national meteorological service.Rivers, tides and flood mapsfloodinfo.ie, from the Office of Public Works: live river and tide levels and the national flood maps.Rathfarnham’s climateNormal temperatures and rain month by month, from Met Éireann’s 30-year averages.

Forecast: Data from MET Norway (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), CC BY 4.0; wind in km/h and times in Irish time by us, fetched 5 November, 11:33. Normals: Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for the town (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position.

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).