Unsettled weather throughout the weekend

Weather update from Met Éireann

Rather unsettled weather over the coming days with frequent showers or spells of rain. So says the latest bulletin from the national weather forecaster.

Today will be cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle but it will gradually brighten up through the day with sunny spells and isolated showers following. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in westerly breezes.

Largely cloudy tonight with limited clear spells. Most areas will be dry though there will be a few showers. Rain will develop in the southwest towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with light westerly or variable breezes, becoming southeasterly by morning.

Largely dry at first tomorrow (Saturday) with plenty of cloud and just limited sunny spells. Showery outbreaks of rain will continue to develop in the southwest through the morning, slowly extending over much of Munster through the afternoon and later into south Leinster and south Connacht bringing the possibility of spot flooding. Drier elsewhere with sunny spells and scattered showers developing, some of which could be heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees, coolest in the southwest, with moderate, occasionally fresh southeasterly winds developing, strong at times on southern coasts.

Showery outbreaks of rain will continue to slowly extend northwards over much of the country on Saturday night, reaching northern areas towards morning as drier and clearer conditions develop in the south. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees in moderate cyclonic variable winds

Sunday will bring a mix of sunny spells with showers or showery outbreaks of rain, heavy at times with possible thunderstorms, especially in the north. It will be driest generally in southern areas. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees with moderate cyclonic variable winds easing light westerly through the day

Largely dry in the south at first on Sunday night with clear spells. Showery outbreaks of rain in the north, heavy at times with the continued possibility of thunderstorms will gradually extend southwards. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees in mostly light northwesterly breezes

Rather cloudy on Monday with further showers or showery outbreaks of rain, heaviest and most persistent in the south with further thunderstorms possible. Later in the day, showers will ease for many with some sunny spells breaking through. However, it will remain mostly cloudy and wet in the north. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees, coolest for Atlantic areas with moderate, occasionally fresh westerly winds developing.

Frequent showers or longer spells of rain will continue to affect the north and northwest through the day on Tuesday. Further south there will be sunny spells and well scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees generally in mostly moderate westerly winds.

Current indications suggest the following days will be mixed but with more in the way of dry intervals.