Warm weekend ahead with plenty of dry weather
Weather update from Met Éireann
Continuing warm with a fair amount of dry weather and some showers but temperatures will remain in the mid twenties right through the weekend.
Some patches of mist early this morning. These will clear and today will be largely dry and warm with good spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 20 to 26 degrees with light northeast breezes. It will be warmest in the midlands and south.
Tonight will be dry with clear spells and a few patches of mist or fog developing overnight. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with mostly light northeasterly winds, but freshening along the south coast.
Saturday morning will be dry with sunny spells. During the afternoon and evening, some showers are likely to move up over Munster and into Connacht, possibly heavy or thundery. Highest temperatures of 21 to 27 degrees with moderate east to southeast winds.
Saturday night will be mild and humid. There will be some showers early in the night. It will become mainly dry overnight. Temperatures will fall no lower than 14 to 17 degrees with light to moderate east to southeast breezes.
Sunday will start out dry and mostly sunny. Scattered showers will move in from the southwest by around noon and will mainly affect Munster and Connacht through the afternoon and evening, some heavy or possibly thundery. Highest temperatures of 19 to 25 degrees in mostly moderate southeast winds. On Sunday night showers will die out and it will become mainly dry. Another very mild, humid night with lows of 14 to 17 degrees.
Monday will bring a mix of warm sunny spells and scattered showers. Again, showers will be mainly in Munster and Connacht, some heavy and possibly thundery. Highest temperatures of 19 to 25 degrees in light easterly or variable breezes.
Tuesday will be similar with sunny spells and scattered showers, mainly in Munster and Connacht. Not quite as warm with highs of 18 to 23 degrees.
Further outlook: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will being a fair amount of dry weather with sunny spells and some showers. It will be slightly cooler with highs of 17 to 21 degrees and mostly light to moderate easterly winds.