Dry day with sunny spells and mercury to hit 21 degrees
Weather update from Met Éireann
Becoming unsettled towards the weekend with rain on Friday followed by showery weather through to Sunday. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.
Largely dry today with cloud gradually breaking up during the morning to allow for sunny spells to develop in many areas. A few showers will break out during the afternoon but many parts of the country will stay dry. Highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees in light winds.
Generally clear and dry this evening but there will be some scattered cloud with just a few isolated showers lingering in the west and northwest too. Staying dry and rather calm elsewhere with some mist and fog patches forming overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light winds.
Any mist and fog will clear early leaving a generally fine and dry morning with good spells of sunshine too. A little cloud will build later in the morning as the sunshine becomes hazy. Staying dry though, as southeast winds gradually freshen into the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 19 to 22 degrees.
Becoming rather cloudy Thursday evening with outbreaks of light rain or drizzle along southwestern counties early in the night. Bands of rain will move north over the country during the night as moderate southerly winds increase fresh at times. Plenty of warm moist air will mean a rather mild night with overnight lows of 14 to 17 degrees.
A very wet, cloudy and blustery start to Friday as bands of rain move north across the country from early morning. The rain will be followed by showers, some heavy with the chance of spot flooding too. Staying mild and rather humid with highs of 17 to 21 degrees in a blustery southerly wind.
Staying rather cloudy and wet overnight on Friday with widespread showers, some turning heavy at times too. The showers will gradually begin to ease with clear and perhaps dry spells developing in the south as brisk southeast winds turn westerly overnight. Lowest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees.
A good mix of sunshine and showers on Saturday. Some of the showers will be more persistent in the west where moderate southwest winds will increase fresh at times. Highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees.
Any showers will gradually begin to die out with long clear spells developing especially in the east. Staying mild overnight with lowest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees and a moderate southwesterly breeze.
Current indications are that Sunday will be another mix of scattered showers and sunny spells with the best chance of dry weather in the east of the county. The southwesterly breeze will persist with highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees.