Rainy morning but sunny spells and scattered showers later
Weather Update
Cooler with a good deal of dry weather on Thursday and Friday but turning milder and more unsettled again for the weekend
This morning will start wet and blustery with widespread outbreaks of rain, heavy in places. The rain will gradually clear through the morning and will be followed by sunny spells and scattered showers for the afternoon and evening. Later in the evening, the showers will become isolated. Temperatures will remain above average, reaching 16 to 19 degrees, and there will be moderate to fresh south to southwest winds, strong at times near coasts.
Tonight, most places will stay dry with clear spells. However, a spell of showery rain will move into south Munster and south Leinster overnight and there will be a few showers in northern coastal counties too. There will be moderate to fresh south to southwest winds in northern areas, but winds will be light and variable further south. It will be a cooler and fresher night with lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees.
On Wednesday morning there will be a good deal of dry and bright weather with sunny spells, while the showery rain in south Munster and south Leinster clears eastwards. Scattered showers will develop in Ulster during the afternoon and a spell of rain will move into the northwest later in the afternoon, extending across Ulster and Connacht during the evening. It will be a cooler day than recently, with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, in a moderate to fresh west to northwest breeze.
A breezy and wet start to Wednesday night as rain moves southeastwards across the country. The rain will be followed by clearer conditions, with scattered showers feeding into the north and northwest. Fresh west to northwest winds will become moderate and veer northwest to north overnight. Minimum temperatures 5 to 7 degrees.
Thursday will be a cool day with plenty of dry and bright weather. There will be scattered showers, mainly in western and northern coastal areas. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in a moderate to fresh northwesterly breeze.
It will become cloudier on Thursday night and there will be scattered showers in the west and north, but it will stay mostly dry elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with light to moderate westerly winds, fresh at times in northern areas.
Friday will be rather cloudy, with scattered showers in northern areas but largely dry weather everywhere else. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with light to moderate west to southwest winds.
Rain will develop in Munster, Connacht and Ulster on Friday night and will be heavy at times, but it looks like Leinster will stay drier. Lowest temperatures will range between 7 and 12 degrees, with moderate to fresh southerly winds, strong around the coast.
A wet and breezy day on Saturday as rain spreads eastwards across the country, heavy at times, accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds. Through the afternoon, the rain is forecast to gradually clear eastwards to sunshine and scattered showers, with winds easing too. Turning milder with highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees.
It looks like Sunday will bring scattered showers, with some sunshine at times too. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in a moderate to fresh southwesterly breeze.