Connemara Detailed Forecast for Sun 12 Apr 2026

A cold and unsettled day across Connemara with rain or showers affecting all areas, heavy at times especially during the morning. Cloud will be dense overcast initially with periods of light to moderate rain spreading from the west overnight, becoming most persistent through the morning hours. Temperatures will struggle, reaching only 9-11C in most areas despite the cloud cover. Strong to gale force west to west-southwest winds of 30-40 kph gusting 45-55 kph will make it feel significantly colder, with wind chill values as low as 2-4C. Conditions will improve somewhat during the afternoon with cloud breaking to give some brighter spells, though scattered showers will continue.

The evening and night will see cloud thinning further with showers becoming more isolated. Winds will gradually ease through the day, moderating to 20-30 kph by evening. Humidity will remain very high at 80-95% throughout, and patchy light fog may develop in sheltered areas after dark as winds fall light. Visibility will be reduced to poor at times in the rain and drizzle. Overall an unpleasant day requiring waterproofs and warm layers, with conditions slowly improving through the afternoon and evening.

00-06: Dense overcast with light to moderate rain spreading eastward, persistent and occasionally heavy. Temperatures 5-8C. Strong west-southwest winds 28-35 kph gusting 45-50 kph.
07-12: Cloudy to overcast with rain or showers, gradually becoming more showery. Temperatures rising to 8-10C. Strong westerly winds 33-38 kph gusting 45-54 kph.
13-18: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers, some bright or sunny intervals developing. Temperatures reaching maxima of 9-11C. Winds easing to 28-33 kph gusting 42-48 kph.
19-00: Partly cloudy with isolated showers dying out. Temperatures falling to 7-9C. Winds continuing to ease to 17-25 kph gusting 35-42 kph, becoming light in places.

Cleggan: Strong west winds gusting to 55 kph. Rain becoming showery through morning, then brighter afternoon with scattered showers. High 9C feeling much colder in wind.
Clifden: Windy with rain periods becoming showery. Afternoon brightening with scattered showers. West winds 33 kph gusting 47 kph easing later. High 10C.
Glinsce: Overcast with light rain becoming showery. Windy with west winds 33 kph gusting 48 kph. Afternoon partly cloudy with showers. High 10C.
Kylemore: Rain periods heaviest morning, becoming showery afternoon. Very windy with gusts to 54 kph. Some brighter spells developing afternoon. High 10C.
Leenane: Overcast with rain or drizzle, persistent morning then showery. West winds 33 kph gusting 48 kph. Afternoon partly cloudy with scattered showers. High 10C.
Letterfrack: Dense overcast with light rain morning, becoming showery and brighter afternoon. West winds 33 kph gusting 48 kph. High 10C.
Oughterard: Mostly cloudy with rain likely, windy. West-southwest winds 33 kph gusting 48 kph easing to 28 kph gusting 44 kph afternoon. High 11C.
Renvyle: Rain or showers, heavy at times morning. Windy with west winds 33 kph gusting 49 kph. Afternoon partly cloudy with scattered showers. High 11C.

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