Showery, blustery morning but dry later

Weather update from Met Éireann

Widespread heavy blustery showers, with isolated thunderstorms and hail, will largely be confined to Ulster by around midday. Sunny spells and mostly dry conditions will follow for the rest of the day. Breezy with highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees, in mostly fresh southwesterly winds, stronger near Atlantic coasts.

Overall dry tonight with long clear spells, but becoming windy in a strengthening southerly wind. Towards morning, some rain will begin to show up in Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.

Thursday will be a windy day. A band of rain will affect the western half of the country during the morning, moving into the eastern half the country in turn during the afternoon, clearing eastern counties later in the evening. Clearer weather will follow from the west with strong and gusty southerly winds easing. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.

Any lingering rain along the East Coast will clear to leave dry and clear night on Thursday, apart from the odd shower closer to the Atlantic. Noticeably colder than recent nights with lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees, in light to moderate southerly winds.

A mobile Atlantic flow will dominate for the rest of the week and into next week too, bringing a continuation of the unsettled weather.

A cool and crisp start to Friday with sunshine for many, however some showers will affect Atlantic fringes. Showers will gradually extend into west and northwest counties, some heavy with the chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms. It will however remain largely dry elsewhere. Rather breezy, in a moderate to fresh southwest wind. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.

Some further showers across west and northwest counties overnight on Friday but otherwise dry with long clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees, in a moderate to fresh southwest wind.

Starting off mostly dry on Saturday with sunny spells but breezy. Southwest winds will further strengthen, as cloud and outbreaks of rain arrive into Atlantic counties during the afternoon, bringing spot flooding, and extending nationwide later. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees. Wet and rather windy for the evening and into the night-time hours.

Some uncertainty to the detail but indications suggest Sunday will be a day of cloud and sunny spells with blustery showery rain.