WEATHER: We're set for another stunning afternoon

Today will be cloudy and misty at first, sunny spells will develop fairly widely by late morning, according to Met Éireann. Whilst most areas will be dry, some isolated showers will develop. It will be a mild day for most with highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees in south Ulster, cooler in the northwest with maximum values here of 14 to 17 degrees, in light variable breezes.
Temperatures peak at 18 degrees in Monaghan Town and 17 degrees for Cavan Town for more of the type of afternoons we have got used to.
Tonight will be mostly dry, with clear spells. In calm conditions, patches of mist and fog will develop. Minimum temperatures 7 to 9 degrees.
Saturday will bring sunny spell to start, however showers, some heavy and with a risk of thunder, will develop during the afternoon. Cloud will increase in the northwest during the evening. Highs of 17 to 21 degrees in south Ulster but cooler in the northwest, with maximum values of 13 to 17 degrees. Winds mostly light, north or variable, increasing moderate later in the day.
 Becoming much cooler and blustery in a northerly airflow Saturday night and Sunday, but dry and bright with a touch of frost possible Sunday and Monday night, remaining mostly dry and settled through the rest of the week with temperatures gradually improving.
Sunday will be cold and breezy, but mainly dry, with sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees Celsius in the north, in mostly moderate to fresh northeast winds.