Dry and mostly sunny today

Weather Update

Residual cloud, patchy drizzle and mist from overnight will soon clear this morning, and it will be dry and mostly sunny for the rest of today. Highs of 10 to 13 degrees in a light to moderate northwest breeze.

Turning cold tonight under largely clear skies with mist and fog patches forming in the light, variable breezes. Minimum temperatures of 0 to +3 degrees, with a touch of frost.

Frost, mist and fog will clear on Wednesday morning, giving way to a largely dry St. Patrick's Day with sunny spells. Cloud will, however, advance from the north as the day goes on, with some patchy drizzle possible. Maximum temperatures 10 to 13 degrees in light, northerly or variable breezes.

High pressure will dominate our weather for the rest of the week and into the weekend, bringing mostly dry and settled conditions. It will turn cloudier after tomorrow, though.

Cloud will spread southwards over the country on Wednesday night with a few patches of drizzle possible. Minimum temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light northwesterly breezes. Some mist and fog patches will also occur.

Thursday will start out dull and misty with some light drizzle in places. Mainly cloudy conditions will persist throughout the day but it will become drier by the afternoon as the mist clears and the patches of drizzle become more isolated. Top temperatures will range 10 to 13 degrees in mainly light, occasionally moderate northwesterly breezes. Patchy drizzle will continue overnight but it will be dry for most with some breaks in the cloud. Lows of 6 to 9 degrees with mist and some fog forming in light, occasionally moderate, northerly breezes.

Friday will be a cloudy day in many areas, with a little patchy drizzle, mainly in the northwest. Some bright or sunny breaks will occur at times too though, with the best chance of these over southern parts of the country. Top temperatures will range 9 to 12 degrees where mostly cloudy conditions prevail, but up 13 or 14 degrees where sunshine breaks through. Light north to northeast breezes. Mostly cloudy on Friday night with just a few spots of light drizzle, mainly on hills and coasts. Lows of 5 to 8 degrees with mist and fog patches forming in light northerly or variable breezes.

Saturday will be another largely dry but predominantly cloudy day although some limited bright or sunny breaks may occur. The cloud may be thick enough to produce a few spots of drizzle, mainly on hills and coasts. Highs of 9 to 12 degrees in light northwest or variable breezes. It looks as though cloud may start to thin out on Saturday night to produce some clear breaks. Lows of 3 to 6 degrees. Some mist and fog patches may form in the light west to northwest breezes.

Current indications for Sunday suggest a brighter day with more in the way of sunshine than the preceding days. It may be quite cloudy to begin with patchy light rain or drizzle in Ulster and some early mist and fog patches, but sunny spells look set to break through in many places by the afternoon. Maximum temperatures 10 to 13 degrees in light to moderate westerly breezes.

High pressure looks set to continue to remain the dominant feature of our weather through the early days of next week with relatively quiet and benign conditions persisting overall. There are some early indications of a southward shift of the high, which could potentially allow weak weather fronts to affect the west and north at times.