Turning largely cloudy for the rest of the weekend
Today will be mainly dry with spells of hazy sunshine, the best of these in the east, but enjoy the sunshine while you can as it's to turn largely cloudy for the rest of the weekend and into early next week.
Friday night will be mainly dry with clear spells in Leinster and Munster with lows of 0 to 2 degrees and some mist patches. Lowest temperatures here of 4 to 7 degrees with light to moderate southerly breezes.
Saturday will be dry in most areas with some hazy sunshine, best over the eastern half of the country. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate southerly winds, fresher along the west coast.
On Saturday night, some light outbreaks of rain and drizzle will continue, slightly more persistent along Atlantic coasts. A milder night than recently, but largely cloudy, with lowest temperatures of 5 to 7 degrees.
Sunday will be a mainly dull and cloudy day with light outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Some mist patches, hill and coastal fog lingering for much of the day. Holding mainly dry over much of Leinster and east Ulster though. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees, in light to moderate southerly winds.
Sunday night will see outbreaks of rain and drizzle will continue through the night and staying cloudy. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 7 degrees. Mist patches, along with hill and coastal fog will develop in mainly light to moderate southerly breezes.
Monday is to be another mainly dull and cloudy day with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in light to moderate southerly breezes. Drier conditions will develop in the west later in the night. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees, with a light to moderate northerly breeze.
While it's to turn largely cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, accumulations will be fairly minimal in the east and southeast. Drying up from Tuesday to Thursday with high pressure building with mostly fine and settled weather. Current indications suggest that high pressure will drift away with rain pushing in from the Atlantic.