Another dry and mild day weather wise

Weather update from Met Éireann

Mainly dry and sunny for most places today, it'll be cloudy across Connacht and west Ulster with rain and drizzle there in the afternoon, turning persistent in the evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh.

Becoming breezy tonight with rain in the west slowly extending east and south to become widespread by morning. The rain will be heavy and persistent with a chance of local spot flooding. Lowest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate to fresh south or southwest winds.

After a wet start for many, dry and sunny weather in the west and northwest will extend south and east slowly clearing the rain by early afternoon. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees with fresh southwest winds, veering northwest with the clearing rain and easing.

Thursday night will be mainly dry and clear. It will be noticeable colder with lowest temperatures of 6 or 7 degrees with light to moderate northwesterly winds, some mist and fog may form.

Any fog patches will clear on Friday morning to leave a dry and sunny day. Showers will develop on coasts of the west and north, with a risk of a few inland in the afternoon. Highest temperatures ranging from 14 to 17 degrees in a moderate northwest breeze.

Dry and clear overnight Friday night, there will be showers on Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees in light to moderate northerly breezes.

Mainly dry with sunny spells on Saturday and just a few passing showers. Highest temperatures will range from 14 to 17 degrees in moderate northerly breezes. Dry overnight with some mist or fog patches forming under mostly clear skies. Cold with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees in light variable breezes.

Mostly dry again on Sunday, it is expected to turn cloudy with isolated showers in the afternoon giving way to rain on in the northwest later in the day. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees.

Current indications suggest a spell of rain on Sunday night will introduce a cold northerly airflow on Monday.