Rain and drizzle today but occasional sunny spells
Weather update from Met Éireann
Rain or drizzle at times. Cool with temperatures a little below normal. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.
Patches of rain or drizzle in parts of Ulster will continue to clear this morning. Scattered showers will move northwards across the country through the day, some turning heavy. Occasional sunny spells will occur. Highest temperatures of 7 to 15 degrees from north to south, with moderate to fresh northeasterly winds in the north and light to moderate variable winds elsewhere.
Early tonight will be mainly cloudy with scattered showers, some heavy. Overnight, rain and drizzle will move up from the south, mainly affecting the south and east. It will become breezy with a moderate to fresh northeasterly wind developing. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 11 degrees, coldest in Connacht and Ulster.
Wet and windy across much of the country tomorrow, with widespread rain and fresh to strong northeasterly winds, particularly gusty along eastern facing coasts. The rain will be heavy at times, particularly in the south and east with flooding expected in places. It will be driest in Ulster and north Connacht with some brighter spells possible. Highest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.
Dry overnight on Friday with clear spells in Ulster and north Connacht, but cloudy and wet across other areas. Quite windy with a fresh to strong northeasterly wind and lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.
Northern areas are likely to see the driest and brightest weather on Saturday, with cloud and patchy rain or drizzle across the rest of the country, although this will become more isolated later. Rather windy at first, with fresh to strong northeasterly winds, but these will ease. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.
Staying cloudy overnight on Saturday with isolated light rain or drizzle across the southern half of the country, but dry with clear spells further north. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 9 degrees, coldest under the clearest skies in the north of the country.
Sunday is expected mainly dry with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with light to moderate northerly winds.
Mostly dry overnight on Sunday with clear spells, although cloud will increase in the north and west at times, bringing a few light showers. Cold with lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees, in a light west to northwest wind.
Cloud will gradually extend southeastwards across the country on Monday, bringing scattered outbreaks of rain. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light and variable winds.