Wet and windy weather to continue over weekend

Weather update from Met Éireann

Very unsettled weather conditions over the coming days with wet and windy weather as low pressure dominates over the weekend and into next week. That's according to the latest weather bulletin from the national weather forecaster.

A mainly dry but cloudy start today. A few isolated showers will affect western and southern areas but some bright spells will develop in the east. During the afternoon cloud will increase as a band of rain moves in across Atlantic coastal counties. The rain will gradually spread east across the country by evening. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in fresh southerly winds.

Rain spreading east across the country and becoming widespread for a time. Turning cooler overnight with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with fresh and blustery southerly winds. The rain will clear before dawn followed by isolated showers for Atlantic coastal counties.

A wet and blustery start across the country tomorrow (Saturday) as a band of rain moves off into the Irish Sea followed by scattered showers feeding in from the west. There will be some brighter spells during the afternoon in the east before the cloud builds and showers become more widespread. Winds strengthening too with very strong southwesterlies expected from the afternoon in the north and west. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

A blustery and cloudy night on Saturday as strong southerly winds persist through to the early hours. Widespread showers, heaviest and most persistent along Atlantic coastal counties with hail possible too. The best of any dry spells will be in the east with overnight lows of 4 to 7 degrees, coolest in the northwest.

The strong and blustery winds will persist on Sunday morning with fresh to strong westerlies feeding in widespread showers along Atlantic coastal counties, some spreading further east. The showers will be heavy at times in the west, with hail or thunder possible at times. Further east should see a mix of scattered showers and some sunny spells. Staying relatively cool with highs of just 6 to 9 degrees.

Similar conditions continue through to Sunday night with widespread blustery showers of rain or hail for western counties. The showers will gradually become more isolated further to the east of the country in the evening and overnight. Staying cloudy throughout with overnight lows of 1 to 4 degrees.

Monday is promised rather cloudy with a band of scattered showers mainly affecting western areas. It will stay dry further east generally with moderate to fresh westerly breezes. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.

Westerly breezes will gradually die out overnight on Monday as the showers along western coasts become more isolated and confined to Ulster. A little more cloud cover over southern areas overnight so not falling too low with 3 to 6 degrees but colder further north with lows of 1 to 4 degrees.

Tuesday looks set to be a wet and windy day as a frontal system moves over the country bringing band of rain, possibly heavy at times for southern areas and blustery winds too. Mild during the afternoon with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees as brisk southerly winds turn westerly.

Outlook: Remaining unsettled with blustery winds and scattered showers.