The month starts off on a windy note for Ireland with storm Lorenzo tracking close to the country. This will herald a period of wet and windy weather to start the month of October.
After a very wet first 10 days with gales and flooding somewhat drier with just showers. Temperatures around tye first half of October will be at or near the seasonal average of 13 to 16c.
However into week 3 it gets milder for a time with strong Southerly winds and temperatures of up to 17 to 21c.
The end of the month brings cooler weather with the risk of frost in rural areas as the temperatures dip into the low single figures.
Rainfall for the month 140 per cent
Sunshine 90 per cent
Wind gusts 65 knots
