Warm dry day with good sunny spells

Weather update from Met Éireann

Today, early morning patches of mist will clear to give a warm and dry day with good sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees with light to moderate southerly breezes, coolest near the south coast and warmest over the northern half of the country.

Tonight will be dry with clear spells. Patches of mist and fog will develop in the south early in the night and more widely overnight. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light variable breezes.

On Saturday morning patches of mist and fog will clear. It will be another warm and dry day with good spells of sunshine. In the evening, cloud will increase from the west and some showers will develop in the northwest. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees with moderate southerly breezes.

On Saturday night cloud will increase and showers will develop overnight, mainly over the western half of the country. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with light variable breezes.

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. On Sunday night, showers will gradually die out. However, rain will move in from the southwest by morning. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with light breezes.

Monday will bring further outbreaks of rain or showers, heaviest over the eastern half of the country with a chance of thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees with light to moderate northerly breezes developing, possibly fresh near some coasts. There'll be further showers in the east on Monday night.

Early on Tuesday morning a band of persistent or heavy rain will move in from the east and will extend westwards. Localised flooding is possible, especially in Leinster. It will be noticeably cooler than previous days with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees and moderate northwest winds. On Tuesday night there will be further spells of rain or showers.

Wednesday and Thursday will continue quite cool with further showers, some heavy. Temperatures will range from about 11 to 15 degrees with mostly light to moderate breezes.