Sunny days on the horizon until Saturday

Weather update from Met Éireann

Mostly dry, settled and warm through to Saturday. Turning more unsettled from the Atlantic later Saturday into Sunday with rain and showers returning. Cooler too into early next week.

That's the latest weather summary from Met Éireann.

Dry today, Thursday, with any mist and fog soon clearing this morning. While there will be a good deal of cloud overall, warm spells of hazy sunshine will develop, the best of these in Leinster and Munster. Sea fog may affect south and east coasts at times. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in mostly light southerly or variable breezes.

Continuing dry nationwide tonight with varying cloud amounts. Clear spells will increase overnight. Isolated mist and fog patches will form, mainly in southern parts. Lowest temperatures 7 to 11 degrees in light southeast or variable breezes.

Any morning cloud or patchy mist and fog, will give way to a dry and mostly sunny day, tomorrow, Friday. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees in light to moderate south or southeast breezes, warmest inland. It'll be a little cooler near south and southeast coasts due to onshore breezes and there is a chance of sea fog drifting inland here at times.

It will continue dry on Friday night with long clear spells. Mist and fog will form overnight, particularly in parts of the south and west. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in light southeast or variable breezes.

Saturday will be another mostly dry day with mist and fog clearing early on Saturday morning. Plenty of warm sunshine once again, although it will turn cloudier in Atlantic coastal counties during the afternoon with the chance of patchy rain or showers developing there during the evening. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees, warmest inland, in light to moderate southerly breezes.

Cloud will increase everywhere on Saturday night with outbreaks of rain in the western areas spreading eastwards overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in light southerly or variable breezes.

Current indications suggest Sunday will bring a mix of cloud and sunny spells with showers or longer spells of rain, some heavy with the chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in light and variable breezes.

Monday will bring further outbreaks of rain or showers, some heavy with a chance of thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees with light to moderate northerly breezes developing, possibly fresh near some coasts.

Low pressure looks set to dominate the weather pattern into midweek with periods of rain or showers with some heavy and thundery falls possible. Potentially becoming drier later in the week. Temperatures look likely to trend close to or a little below average.