Fine weather to hold until Monday at least

Weather update from Met Éireann

It will continue mostly dry for the rest of the weekend and probably for much of Monday too. Not completely dry though, with a little drizzle and a few showers around.

We'll see a transition though to more unsettled weather by Monday night, It'll continue changeable then for the rest of the week, with a mix of sunshine and showers and the chance of some longer spells of rain. It'll be rather breezy too at times with temperatures dropping back a little too, but just to the seasonal normal.

It's going to be mostly dry today (Friday), with just a few isolated light showers around, mainly in the west and north. It will however, be rather cloudy overall, with just limited bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 or 22 degrees in light westerly or variable breezes.

It'll continue mostly cloudy tonight, with just a few clear breaks likely further east. While there'll be a lot of dry weather, there'll be a few isolated light showers around and a little patchy light rain and drizzle will move in from the west, to mainly affect parts of the southwest, west and northwest. There'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog too, in the southwest, west and northwest. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees in light variable or southerly breezes.

Tomorrow, Saturday, will bring a good lot of dry weather overall, though there'll be a little light patchy rain, drizzle and mist for a time, followed by a few scattered showers, mainly for parts of the west and north. While there'll be a good of lot of cloud, there'll be some bright or sunny spells, the best of these likely further east. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 or 23 degrees in mostly light south to southeasterly or variable breezes.

Saturday night will bring a mostly dry conditions with a good lot of cloud, though with some clear breaks. There'll just be a little drizzle and mist and a few isolated light showers around. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in light southeasterly breezes.

Sunday is going to be a mainly dry day, with just some well scattered showers developing. It's likely to be another rather cloudy day overall, though there'll be some bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees in mostly moderate southeasterly breezes.

Sunday night will see mostly dry conditions, with just a few isolated light showers around and the possibility of a little drizzle and mist in the southwest and west. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in mostly moderate southeast breezes.

While there's some uncertainty in the forecast details from Monday onwards, it looks like it should stay dry in many areas for much of Monday with some spells of sunshine. Thickening cloud is likely to bring some rain into the southwest and west later. It's going to be breezier though than of late with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds and with highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees.

Rain will spread eastwards on Monday night, with some of it on the heavier side, but will clear from most places again, with scattered showers following into western areas. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Any remaining rain in the east will quickly clear on Tuesday morning, to leave a day of sunshine and scattered showers, some heavy, with the chance of thunder too. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty south to southwest winds.

The rest of the week will see a mix of sunshine and showers, some heavy and with the chance of thunder at times. There's the possibility of some longer spells of rain at times too. Daytime temperatures will range from 16 to 20 degrees, while it'll be a little cooler than previous nights with minima of between 9 and 13 degrees.