Bright today with sunny spells and passing showers
Weather Update from Met Éireann
Turning warmer and largely dry for the weekend. Unsettled weather expected next week.
Bright today and feeling fresh with sunny spells and passing showers. A few of the showers will be heavy with the slight chance of hail in the north. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees and it will be coolest in the west and northwest. West to northwest winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty but winds will be strong at times along coasts.
Largely dry overnight but cloud will tend to thicken from the west later in the night bringing a few patches of light rain or drizzle. Minimum temperatures of 4 to 6 degrees in a light southwest or variable breeze.
A good deal of cloud overall on Thursday but some sunny intervals will occur. Scattered showers will occur through the day with a few heavy, the showers possibly merging to give longer spells of rain in the northwest of the country towards evening time. Highest temperatures generally ranging 12 to 15 degrees. Southwest winds moderate to fresh and gusty but winds will be strong at times along coasts.
Showers will tend to become confined to coastal counties of the west and north overnight on Thursday with long dry and clear spells developing elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in a fresh and blustery southwest breeze.
Long sunny spells are expected on Friday with just a few showers, mainly affecting Atlantic coastal counties. Top temperatures will range from 16 to 20 degrees, warmest in the east of the country with a fresh southwest wind. Generally dry on Friday night with just isolated showers. Areas of mist and fog may form as southwest winds decrease light to moderate. Minimum temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.
It looks set to be a mostly dry day on Saturday but with plenty of cloud around during the day. A few showers will develop in the afternoon. The best of the sunshine is expected in coastal areas and the evening will turn out sunny in many areas. Maximum temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees with a mostly light southwest or variable breeze. Long clear spells on Saturday night with just a few mist or fog patches. Minimum temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light, variable breezes.
There will be long spells of warm sunshine across the country on Sunday with just a small chance of an isolated shower. Top temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees generally but a little cooler in some coastal areas as sea breezes develop. It looks set to be mild and humid on Sunday night with the chance of a few heavy showers breaking out later on. Minimum temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.
Early indications suggest rain will extend across the country on Monday with further spells of rain at times throughout next week. Temperatures are expected to be around average for mid-May.