Mixed week of weather ahead

Weather update from Met Éireann

It'll continue changeable and mixed for the rest of the week, with some rain at times, but drier sunnier interludes too. It'll be relatively mild and it'll be humid at times, with the warmest conditions in the south and east. Breezy at times too.

Showers will continue to die away this morning and it'll be mainly dry then for a good part of the day with variable cloud and some sunny spells developing. Cloud will increase from the west later, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle moving into the west and southwest by evening time, becoming a little more widespread by nightfall, accompanied by some hill and coastal mist and fog. Highest temperatures of 16 to 22 degrees, coolest in the northwest and warmest in the south, in mainly moderate west to southwest breezes, fresh at times in coastal parts of the north and west.

It'll be cloudy tonight with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heavy at times in the northwest and west. Some hill and coastal mist and fog too. A mild and humid night with temperatures falling no lower than 12 to 16 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Tomorrow morning will be mostly cloudy but with just a little light patchy rain and drizzle here and there. It'll become mainly dry across Ulster and Connacht by the afternoon with any patchy light rain and drizzle becoming mostly confined to south Munster and south Leinster later, where there'll be some further hill and coastal mist and fog too. Some bright or sunny spells will develop at times. Highest temperatures of 15 degrees in the northwest to 22 degrees in the south in mostly moderate southwest to west winds, fresh for a time in western coastal parts, decreasing light to moderate later.

Tuesday night will bring a fair deal of cloud but with a lot of dry weather and just a few patches of light rain or drizzle about, mainly in southern parts. It will be rather misty on southern coasts. A mild and humid night, especially in the south, with lowest temperatures of 11 degrees in the northwest to 15 degrees in the south in light southwest or variable breezes.

Wednesday will bring a good lot of dry weather for the morning and afternoon, with just a few scattered showers. While there'll be a good lot of cloud, there'll be some bright or sunny spells. A spell of rain will spread from the west during the evening, becoming heavy at times with the chance of thunder. There'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog too especially further south. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees with southerly winds increasing mostly moderate, becoming fresh later along the west coast.

Rain will clear eastwards on Wednesday night with clear spells and a few showers following. It will be a cooler night than the previous couple, with lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in mostly moderate southerly winds, veering westerly as the rain clears and fresh at times in western and southwestern coastal parts.

Thursday will be a breezy day with some spells of sunshine in the morning and just a few showers. It'll become cloudier through the afternoon, with more in the way of showers around, especially in the west and north, while a spell of more persistent rain is likely to spread eastwards later on. Highest temperatures of between 15 and 19 degrees in fresh and gusty southwesterly winds, strong at times in western and southern coastal parts.

Thursday night will be mostly cloudy with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle at times, possibly heavy at times in the north and northwest. There'll be hill and coastal mist and fog too. A mild and humid night with lowest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty southwest winds.

Friday will be another breezy day with a good deal of cloud and further outbreaks of rain and drizzle, along with some hill and coastal mist and fog. The rain will possibly be heavy at times in the west and north. It'll be drier further to the east and south, where there'll be some bright or sunny spells. Mild or warm and humid with highest temperatures of 17 to 23 degrees, warmest in the east.

Further outlook: Our weather will remain changeable next weekend, with some rain at times, but some decent drier sunnier interludes likely too. Continuing relatively mild.