Largely dry and sunny day today, breezy later

Weather update from Met Éireann

A largely dry and sunny day today for much of the country, it will be cloudier in the southwest with occasional rain or drizzle there. Becoming breezy later with moderate to fresh east to southeast winds increasing fresh to strong. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees.

Rain in the southwest will extend northeastwards overnight. The rain will be heavy and may cause flooding. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees generally, a degree or so higher in the south, with fresh easterly winds.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, the rain will break up for a time during the morning before picking up again in the afternoon. It'll be heaviest and most persistent in the south and southwest with localised flooding possible there again. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees. Easterly winds will be fresh to strong and gusty.

On Wednesday night the rain will clear northeastwards and it'll be largely dry for a time. Temperatures won't fall below 9 to 12 degrees and the fresh and gusty easterly winds will ease and veer southerly for a time.

Many places dry on Thursday with sunny spells. Cloudier weather in the south will rain and drizzle over southern counties. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees with moderate to fresh southeast to east winds.

Outbreaks of rain in the south early on Thursday night will extend northwards overnight. Another mild night with temperatures not falling below 9 to 12 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southeast winds.

There'll be widespread showers or longer spells of rain on Friday with a clearance from the south in the evening. Highest temperatures of 15 or 16 degrees with moderate to fresh east to southeast winds.

On Saturday the winds will become southerly for a time and there'll be a good deal of dry weather, still a few showers around though and winds will become easterly again during the day.

There's little change expected for the rest of the weekend with low pressure continuing to extend an easterly wind with rain or showers at times over the country.