Heavy rain this morning but brighter this afternoon
Weather update from Met Éireann
A wet start this morning in the north and west with rain spreading southeastwards. The rain will be heavy in places with possible downpours, especially in the west and midlands. Sunny spells and well scattered showers will follow into the northwest towards noon, with the rain clearing the east during the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees. Southwesterly winds will be mostly light to moderate but fresh to strong for a time this morning on western coasts. The winds will veer northwesterly after the rain clears.
Tonight will be mostly dry with clear spells though there will be a few isolated showers. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees generally. Becoming quite foggy overnight in light breezes or calm conditions.
Tomorrow morning (Saturday), mist and fog will lift from most areas though light southerly or variable breezes will allow some coastal fog to linger through the day. Dry for most with spells of hazy sunshine though a few patches of light rain and drizzle will move in from the southwest in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees generally, a little cooler near coasts where fog and low cloud persists.
Dry overnight on Saturday with some clear spells and just the odd patch of rain or drizzle. Temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 degrees. Light southerly or variable breezes will allow mist and fog patches to develop.
Mist and fog will clear away early in the morning on Sunday to leave a day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells with some light outbreaks of rain. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in light to moderate south to southwest breezes. Largely dry and mild overnight with a few patches of drizzle. Cloud will build from the northwest later in the night and moderate southerly winds increase fresh to strong on Atlantic coasts by morning.
Generally mild. High pressure will gradually decline allowing for a more Atlantic regime to take hold early next week.
Monday will bring a largely dry albeit cloudy start to the day, but rain will move in from the Atlantic, slowly extending across the country and becoming lighter and patchier as it does so, reaching the east towards evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees generally, a little cooler in parts of the northwest and west. Breezier than recent days in moderate to fresh southwest winds, easing during the evening. The rain will clear eastwards through the night with clear spells and showers following in from the northwest.
Sunny spells and well scattered showers on Tuesday morning with cloud building from the southwest ahead of rain moving in during the evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly breezes.
Further Outlook: Current indications suggest that it will be more unsettled with breezier conditions at times along with spells of rain. Temperatures continuing to reach the mid to high teens.