Good spell comes to an end

Weather update from Met Éireann

Saturday will have a cloudy start with scattered showers. The showers will become more persistent and turn heavy and thundery at times during the afternoon and evening, giving the chance of hail and spot flooding. Staying mild with highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees with light southerly winds.

Saturday night will have scattered showers, turning heavy and thundery at times with hail and spot flooding possible. The showers will gradually die out late in the night with mist and fog patches developing. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees with light winds.

It will be cloudy with isolated showers to begin on Sunday. Some of the showers will turn heavy and possibly thundery during the afternoon and evening with spot flooding a risk. Highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees with light southeast winds.

Generally cloudy with isolated showers to begin on Sunday. Some of the showers will turn heavy and possibly thundery during the afternoon and evening with spot flooding a risk. Highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees with light southeast winds.

Going forward it looks to be slightly cooler but still above average temperatures with further showers, and some thunderstorms. Surface water flooding will remain a risk.

Showers will gradually clear during the night leaving mostly clear spells and dry weather. A few showers will linger in the northwest however. Mild overnight with lows of 12 to 15 degrees and light to moderate southerly winds.

Monday will have widespread showers developing across the country by morning and becoming persistent and possibly heavy at times in the afternoon and evening. Isolated thunderstorms possible also which may cause spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees with a light to moderate southerly breeze.

On Monday night showers will begin to die out early in the night from the north and across the midlands, but will linger around coastal fringes in the south and west. Staying mild overnight with lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with light and variable breezes.

Tuesday will stay rather unsettled with showers around coastal counties, slowly spreading throughout the country during the afternoon and evening. A little cooler than recent days with highs of 18 to 21 degrees. Light to moderate southerly breezes, fresh at times in the south.

On Tuesday night the showers will slowly become more isolated as the evening goes on before clear spells develop across the midlands and north. A few showers lingering around the coasts however. Lowest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.

It looks to remain unsettled on with low pressure continuing to dominate the weather on Wednesday. Cloudy with showers, some heavy and possibly thundery during the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will reach around 18 to 22 degrees with light westerly breezes.