Changeable with showers most days this week - Met Éireann

Forecast for the week

Scattered showers and sunny spells this afternoon, say Met Éirean for Ulster's forecast. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees. Winds will become westerly and mostly light.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy rain spreading from the west. Mild again with temperatures not falling below 13 to 16 degrees generally. Some mist and fog patches will form in light southwest breezes.

On Tuesday, good sunny spells will develop after a rather cloudy morning. There will be scattered showers, but most areas will have a dry evening. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees with mostly light westerly winds. Tuesday night will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy in parts. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees.

Outlook

The national outlook for the rest of the week is for changeable weather with showers most days. Temperatures remaining around normal.

Met Eireann forecast good sunshine with some passing showers, mainly in the north and west with largely dry conditions elsewhere on Wednesday. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees, warmest in the southeast. Moderate westerly winds, possibly fresh to strong in the west and northwest.

Thursday will be largely dry to start with, sunny spells and well scattered showers. Turning cloudy with a spell of rain moving into the west and northwest in the afternoon or evening, the timing is still uncertain. Highs of 16 to 21 degrees with moderate southwest breezes. Outbreaks of rain will spread eastwards Thursday night, becoming patchier. Lows of 11 to 14 degrees.

Friday currently looks to bring a lot of dry weather overall with just well scattered showers. A mix of cloud and occasional sunshine. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK: Uncertain, but early signs show that there will be a good deal of dry weather over the weekend, along with patchy rain or showers at times. Similar temperatures, becoming slightly warmer on Sunday.