Sunset in Virginia. Photo: Marion Clancy

Cloudy start but some sunny spells this afternoon

Weather update from Met Éireann

A rather cloudy start with some patchy mist and drizzle clearing away. The cloud will break up later too with sunny spells and mostly dry weather developing for the afternoon. There will be some isolated showers at times but most areas will stay dry. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees with southwesterly breezes.

A largely dry night with good clear spells and any lingering drizzle clearing away. Cloud will slowly push in from the west however overnight with some mist patches forming too. Light southwesterly breezes and lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.

A cloudy and rather unsettled day tomorrow (Saturday) with a band of rain spreading east across the country with strengthening southwesterly winds. The rain will be followed by a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some possibly heavy in the northwest for a time. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees.

Quite a blustery night overnight on Saturday with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds in northwest in particular. Showers will stream across the country and will be heavy and possibly thundery in the west and northwest as the night goes on. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

Staying breezy on Sunday with a mix of sunshine and showers, again possibly heavy in the north for a time early in the morning. It will stay rather overcast and unsettled through the afternoon and evening. Fresh to strong northwesterly winds will gradually ease with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees.

Showers will die out later in the evening with cloud breaking up too. Longer clear spells will develop especially in the east overnight with northwesterly winds easing further. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.

Starting out largely fine and dry on the bank holiday with sunny spells but cloud will push in from the west later and becoming rather cloudy by the afternoon. Rain will move in from west later in the evening, turning heavy at times too. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with freshening southwesterly winds.

Current indications suggest another very unsettled day Tuesday with rain spreading over the country and turning heavy at times too. Southerly winds will increase strong for a time as the rain passes with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.