Portlaoise Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Grey Sky Settles Over the Town
Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Warmest today at 10° · coldest night Monday at 2°
The short of it: Portlaoise weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 6 °C (43 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 4 °C (39 °F). Today’s high 10 °C (51 °F), low 4 °C (38 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. No warnings in force. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 02:45 local time.
PORTLAOISE, Sunday. — Folk about town may expect an overcast sky today, the mercury reaching near 10° and falling to 4° after dark. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Portlaoise is 10°. Winds are light from the N, gusting to 9 km/h, and the glass holds steady.
Looking over the next 3 days, our correspondent reckons today the pick at about 10°, while Monday night will be the coldest at 2°. The week looks dry — no rain worth measuring. Clear nights may still leave a ground frost on the grass by dawn.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Portlaoise brings highs near 10°, lows of 4° and about 127 mm of rain over the month. July is the warmest month here at 20°, February the coldest at 2°, and November the wettest with 127 mm. The best months to ride in are July and August.
The sun is up 9 h 6 min today, and the days are shortening by about 4 minutes each. The station stands 131 m above the sea.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Overcast | 6° | 4° | 5 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Overcast | 6° | 4° | 5 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Overcast | 6° | 4° | 4 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Overcast | 6° | 4° | 5 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Overcast | 6° | 4° | 5 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Partly cloudy | 6° | 5° | 1 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Partly cloudy | 6° | 5° | 1 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Partly cloudy | 7° | 5° | 1 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Overcast | 7° | 6° | 2 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Overcast | 9° | 7° | 3 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Overcast | 9° | 8° | 4 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Overcast | 10° | 8° | 5 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Overcast | 10° | 8° | 6 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Overcast | 10° | 8° | 6 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Mostly clear | 9° | 7° | 5 km/h | – |
| 5 PM | Mostly clear | 8° | 6° | 4 km/h | – |
| 6 PM | Mostly clear | 7° | 5° | 3 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Mostly clear | 6° | 4° | 2 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Mostly clear | 5° | 3° | 2 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Mostly clear | 4° | 2° | 2 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Overcast | 4° | 1° | 3 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Overcast | 4° | 1° | 2 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Overcast | 4° | 1° | 2 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Fog | 3° | 1° | 2 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): overcast, high 10°, low 4°, dry, gusts to 10 km/h. Sun up 7:39 AM, down 4:45 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Monday (Nov 9): fog, high 10°, low 2°, dry, gusts to 13 km/h. Sun up 7:41 AM, down 4:43 PM. Sight is poor. Travellers urged to go slow and light their lanterns.
Tuesday (Nov 10): fog, high 8°, low 2°, dry, gusts to 21 km/h. Sun up 7:43 AM, down 4:41 PM. Sight is poor. Travellers urged to go slow and light their lanterns.