Watch out for sleet and snow in the coming days
Weather update from Met Éireann
A mobile Atlantic regime will bring rain or showers each day. Turning breezy and cool with some of the showers turning wintry on Thursday night into Friday. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.
Dry and bright for most today with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, that will become more isolated through the afternoon. However, cloud will build from the west towards evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees. A breezy day with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.
Becoming windy tonight with showery outbreaks of rain developing, heaviest for northwestern counties. Southwesterly winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty too. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.
A wet and windy day tomorrow with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, along with fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds. Some spot flooding is possible, mainly in parts of the northwest. The rain will slowly clear southeastwards with sunny spells and showers following into the northwest during the afternoon. Highest afternoon temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees over much of the northern half of the country and milder reaching 8 to 11 degrees further south. Some hail and lightning will occur later also.
Thursday night will be cold with scattered blustery wintry showers, mainly affecting Atlantic counties. Some of the showers will be heavy with isolated thunderstorms. Some snow is possible across higher ground and parts of the northwest. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees in fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly wind.
Friday is expected rather cold and breezy with sunny spells and scattered showers. The showers will fall as sleet and possibly snow at times early on. Isolated thunderstorms and hail are also likely. Highest temperatures of just 5 to 8 degrees in fresh and gusty westerly winds, making for an added wind chill factor.
The showers will become largely confined to Atlantic coasts overnight on Friday. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
Saturday should be dry to start in the east with sunny spells but becoming cloudy as rain and drizzle spread from the west becoming widespread by the afternoon. Highest afternoon temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in moderate southerly winds.
The rain will ease throughout Saturday night becoming lighter and patchier. Some clear spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Sunday is promised a cool and breezy day with sunny spells and blustery showers, some turning wintry in places with sleet or hail possible. Highest afternoon temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in fresh to strong westerly winds.