Temperatures to hit 17 degrees for next few days

Weather update from Met Éireann

Today will be mainly dry and increasingly sunny with just isolated showers during the late morning and early afternoon. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees, reaching 17 degrees locally, highest away from east and south facing coasts. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds will ease later.

Mainly dry with clear spells and mist patches tonight. Lowest temperatures generally of 3 to 6 degrees, dipping close freezing locally in the midlands with a touch of grass frost. Light southeasterly breezes, a little fresher near the southwest coast.

Wednesday will be mainly dry and sunny. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in mostly light southeasterly breezes.

Wednesday night will be dry mostly clear. Lowest temperatures of 3 or 4 degrees with light variable or southerly winds. Grass frost will form in parts with mist and fog patches around dawn.

Thursday and Friday will be dry with good spells of sunshine and light winds. Highest temperatures ranging from 13 degrees at the east and south coasts to 17 degrees inland. Turning cold again after dark with some frost and fog patches.

Current indications suggest high pressure remains in charge through to the end of the weekend and it will continue mainly dry and sunny for Saturday and Sunday with light variable or easterly breezes. Highest temperatures generally of 13 to 16 degrees and turning cold at night with grass frosts.