Weather: Sunny spells and scattered showers

Today there will be a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Some showers will be heavy and there will be a risk of hail and thunder, according to the latest weather forecast from Met Éireann. Highest temperatures of 10 or 11 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty west to northwest winds.

Scattered showers will continue tonight. Lowest temperatures will range between 7 and 9 degrees and westerly winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty, strong at times in coastal areas.

Tomorrow (Saturday) will bring a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Staying cool and breezy with highest afternoon temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees with moderate to fresh northwesterly winds.

Summary: Wet on Sunday night, but otherwise most areas seeing a good deal of dry weather. Staying cooler than average for this time of year.

Saturday night: Some isolated showers in the northwest early in the night, but otherwise it will be dry with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees with light to moderate northwest winds.

Sunday will be dry with sunny spells during the morning, but becoming cloudier during the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with light to moderate northwest winds, backing west to southwest.

Rain will move into the northwest early on Sunday night and will move southeast across the country overnight. Moderate to fresh south to southwest winds, strong at times near coasts in the west and north. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees, occurring early in the night.

Looking ahead to Monday and rain will clear southern and eastern areas and will be followed by sunny spells and scattered showers. Showers will be most frequent in the west and north. A cool and blustery day with fresh northwesterly winds, strong near coasts, and highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.

Showers or longer spells of rain will move southwards across the country on Monday night and it will stay breezy, particularly in the west and south where there will be fresh to strong north to northwest winds. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.

Current indications for Tuesday are for a mostly dry day with spells of sunshine. Staying cool in a northerly breeze with maximum temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.

Further outlook: Current indications are for a good deal of dry weather on Wednesday and Thursday, with little change in daytime temperatures.