Breezy showery day ahead

Weather update from Met Éireann

Breezy and showery today. Showers will be most frequent over the northern half of the country and will turn heavy and prolonged at times in the northwest. There will be some sunny spells too, especially in the south. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in a moderate to fresh and gusty southwest wind, strong at times in the northwest.

Early tonight there will be clear spells and scattered showers, most frequent over the northern half of the country. A band of more persistent rain will move into the northwest around midnight and will move southeast across the country overnight. There will be some heavy and possibly thundery bursts. It will be breezy and blustery with a fresh to strong and gusty southwest wind. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees.

The rain will clear from the south and southeast tomorrow morning and for the rest of the day there will be sunny spells and scattered showers. Some of the showers will be heavy and possibly thundery. Most areas will be dry during the evening as the showers become isolated. It will be a cool and breezy day with a moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwest wind and highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees.

Mostly dry and clear on Friday night, although a few light showers will persist near northern and western coasts. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with a light to moderate westerly wind.

Saturday is promised a drier day with sunny spells and isolated light showers. It will become cloudier during the evening and patchy light rain and drizzle will develop in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees with a light to moderate south to southwest wind.

Cloud will increase across the country during Saturday night and rain will move into the west and northwest. It will become breezy too with a moderate to fresh wind developing. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.

Sunday is looking wet and breezy as rain moves eastwards across the country. Drier and clearer conditions will follow in the northwest by evening. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds, veering westerly.

Rain will clear from the southeast early on Sunday night, followed by mostly dry and clear conditions for the rest of the night. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with a light to moderate west to northwest wind.

Monday is expected largely dry with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees with a light to moderate west to northwest wind.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: Becoming unsettled again with spells of wet and breezy weather.