Mild day with patchy rain and drizzle throughout
Weather Update from Met Éireann
Rather unsettled conditions over the coming days with blustery winds and occasional outbreaks of rain. That's the latest weather forecast from Met Éireann.
A cloudy start with patchy rain and drizzle for western areas but it will be a little brighter and drier in the east. The patchy rain will gradually spread to all areas before clearing in the evening but it will linger a little longer along western counties. A mild day with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees and moderate to fresh southwesterlies.
Staying cloudy tonight with outbreaks of rain or drizzle at times particularly in the west and north. Westerly winds will gradually strengthen through the night becoming fresh to strong. Staying rather mild overnight with lows of 7 to 10 degrees.
Cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain Saturday morning. Westerly winds will increase strong ahead of a band of more persistent rain moving south over the country in the morning. The winds will increase to gale force for areas in the far north for a time Saturday morning before changing northwesterly and weakening as cooler but drier air moves over the country. Highs of 8 to 10 degrees will occur early in the day.
A mainly dry, clear but cold night on Saturday. It will become cloudier from the west overnight with some patchy drizzle developing. Lowest temperatures of -1 to 4 degrees with patchy frost possible and generally light winds.
A mostly dry start to Sunday but cloud will quickly build from the west ahead of strengthening southerly winds. A front will move in from the west of the country bringing outbreaks of rain for many areas, heaviest and most persisted in the west and northwest. Highs of 9 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh southwesterlies.
A ridge builds from the southwest on Sunday night, which will help clear away any of the wet weather from the southern half of the country early in the night. Rain will persist in the northwest and staying cloudy for many areas with overnight lows of 2 to 5 degrees and moderate to fresh westerlies.
On Monday, a fresh northwesterly flow over the country will bring plenty of cloud and outbreaks of rain in the west and north of the country. It will be a little drier and brighter in the southeast with highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
A cloudy night Monday with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle at times, especially in the west and north. Staying a little drier with some good clear spells in the southeast. Winds will be fresh to moderate west to northwest with lows overnight of 4 to 6 degrees.
Another cloudy day is forecast for Tuesday with rain for western areas and a few bright or sunny spells in the east. The fresh westerly wind will persist with highs of 7 to 11 degrees.