Cloudy today with rain or drizzle this afternoon

Weather update from Met Éireann

Fresher and a little cooler, with showers at times. Rain and drizzle moving eastwards on Saturday night and Sunday. That's the latest weather forecast from Met Éireann.

Cloudy today with rain or drizzle in the south and southeast this morning, extending across much of Leinster by this afternoon and then clearing eastwards by evening. Scattered showers and occasional sunshine in other areas, with the showers most frequent in the northwest. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in a light to moderate south to southwest wind.

Scattered showers early tonight but becoming mostly dry with clear spells overnight as showers become isolated. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees with light to moderate south to southwest winds at first, becoming calm later.

Tomorrow morning there will be sunny spells and isolated showers, mainly in Ulster. More frequent showers will develop in the northwest during the early afternoon and will extend southeastwards. The southeast will stay dry for most of the day though. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees with a light to moderate westerly wind.

Scattered showers will mainly affect the north and west on Thursday night, with dry weather and clear spells across the rest of the country. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees with a light west to southwest wind.

Friday will bring a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, with some heavy ones possible in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees with mostly light to moderate west to northwest winds, increasing fresh later in the west and northwest.

Becoming mainly dry on Friday night, with some showers continuing in the north and west. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in a light to moderate northwesterly wind.

Saturday morning will be generally dry with sunny spells although there will be some showers in the north and west. The showers will move southeastwards across the country during the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in a light to moderate northwesterly wind generally, fresh at times near coasts.

It will become dry early on Saturday night. Cloud will spread across the country from the west and outbreaks of rain and drizzle will develop over the western half of the country by morning. Light to moderate northwesterly winds will become west to southwesterly overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.

Sunday morning will be cloudy with rain and drizzle, clearing to scattered showers and occasional sunny intervals in the afternoon. More rain will possibly move into northern areas later. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees with light to moderate south to southwest winds becoming westerly and freshening through the day.

Current indications suggest that the early days of next week will be mixed with a fair amount of dry weather, but with some rain or showers at times too. Maximum temperatures continuing in the mid to high teens.