Unsettled weather conditions for the Easter bank holiday

Weather Update from Met Éireann

Unsettled through the Easter weekend, with rain on Saturday followed by showers for Easter Sunday and Monday. Mild to start but turning cooler from later Sunday. That's the weather outlook from Met Éireann for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Today will be cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle mainly affecting the western half the country. Mostly dry elsewhere with just occasional patches of light rain and a few brighter spells. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees, warmest in the east, in moderate southerly winds.

Tonight will be quite cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle becoming more widespread and turning persistent in places. Some patchy mist and fog will develop also. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds.

Good Friday will start mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. It will brighten up and become drier through the day with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers developing. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in a light southerly or variable breeze.

Mostly dry with clear spells and isolated light showers on Friday night. Some mist and fog will develop overnight. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds.

Becoming cloudier on Saturday with scattered patches of light rain to start. More persistent rain will spread over the western half of the country through the day. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

A cloudy night on Saturday with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards across the country, occasionally turning heavy. Some dry spells will develop in the west later with a few patches of mist and fog forming. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in a light to moderate southerly breeze.

Rain will clear to the east early on Easter Sunday. It will be followed from the west by widespread showers, turning heavy at times in the afternoon with the chance of hail. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees, but turning cooler as the rain clears. Breezy in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

Becoming largely dry on Sunday night with clear spells, though scattered showers will feed into western coastal areas. A colder night with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.

Conditions on Monday will feel much cooler with a mix of sunny spells and showers, some possibly heavy with hail. Highest temperatures of just 9 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds.

Further outlook: Staying cooler and generally unsettled for the early part of next week with showers or spells of rain at times.