Warmer conditions on the way for May Day

Weather update from Met Éireann

It's going to become milder or indeed it'll gradually become warmer this week and through the weekend. There's uncertainty in the detail from Thursday onwards, and while there'll be further showers or spells of rain in places, there's likely to be a good lot of dry weather too with sunshine.

That's the latest bulletin from the national weather forecaster.

A wet start this morning for most, with outbreaks of rain, but the rain will clear northeastwards through the morning and early afternoon. The rest of the day will bring a mix of bright or sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy. Rather windy or breezy for a time, with fresh to strong southerly winds veering westerly, the winds stronger for a time in coastal parts of the east, south and west. The winds will generally ease light and variable later on. Maximum temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.

Tonight will bring a mix of clear spells and some well scattered showers early on, but becoming cloudy from the south, with rain moving northwards, becoming heavy at times, with the chance of some spot flooding. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees in mostly light variable breezes, but becoming breezy in southeastern and eastern coastal parts with strengthening southeast winds.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, will bring further rain for a time, some of it. However, the persistent rain, will generally clear northwestwards through the morning, with bright or sunny spells and showers following for the rest of the day. Some of the showers will be heavy, with the likelihood of thunder and lightning and the possibility of hail. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees. It'll be breezy for a time early in the day in coastal parts of the east and also in the north with fresh to strong southeasterly winds, but the winds generally becoming mostly moderate southerly. The winds will decrease light to moderate southeasterly or variable later.

Still some scattered heavy showers at first on Tuesday night, but the showers will become isolated overnight and there'll be a mix of cloud and clear spells. A few mist patches are likely also. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, in light to moderate southeasterly breezes.

It'll be much drier on Wednesday, the first of May, as compared to earlier in the week. There'll be a lot of dry weather overall with spells of sunshine, though there'll be a scattering of showers, a few possibly heavy. It's likely to become cloudier in eastern parts through the day. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 or 16 degrees in mostly moderate southeast winds, decreasing light later.

Some clear spells continuing on Wednesday night, mainly in the southwest and west, otherwise it'll become increasingly cloudy from the east. Rain will push in from the Irish Sea to parts of the east and north overnight, while it'll stay mostly dry elsewhere, but with some mist and fog patches forming. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees, lowest under clearer skies in the southwest, in mostly light variable breezes.

There's uncertainty in the detail from Thursday onwards. At the moment, it looks like there'll be some limited bright or sunny spells on Thursday, mostly likely in the southwest, but overall a good lot of cloud, with outbreaks of showery rain in places, some of it heavy. Some parts of the country may escape the rain though, with the southwest looking most favoured. Highest temperatures of 12 degrees under the cloud and rain to about 15 or 16 degrees in the drier brighter areas, in light to moderate westerly or variable breezes.

Some clear spells, but there's most likely to be a good lot of cloud, with showery outbreaks of rain in places. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees in light variable breezes.

Friday is likely to bring some sunshine and good dry spells, but with the chance of heavy showers or even a longer spell of rain in places. Getting milder with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in light to moderate northwest breezes.

It'll become warmer over the weekend, and while there's a good lot of uncertainty, it looks like there should be a good of dry weather overall with sunshine, but with the possibility of heavy showers at times too. Temperatures are likely to reach between 15 and 19 or 20 degrees in mostly light winds.