Changeable weather on the cards for this week

Weather Update

Changeable weather this week with dry and bright spells interspersed with showers or longer spells of rain. The latest weather bulletin from Met Éireann also says temperatures will be around normal with daytime maxima in the mid to high teens generally.

Mostly cloudy this morning, with the best of any clear spells in northern areas. Most areas will be dry early this morning but showery rain in south Munster will gradually spread northwards across the rest of the country through the day. There will be some heavy and potentially thundery showers, giving a risk of localised flooding. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees with a light to moderate southeast to south breeze.

Showery outbreaks of rain will continue in most areas early tonight, with some heavy bursts at times, but as the night goes on the showers will become lighter and more scattered. Patches of mist and fog will develop in light southerly or variable breezes and lowest temperatures will range between 11 and 14 degrees.

Tuesday morning will be quite cloudy with scattered showers continuing. As the day goes on sunny spells will develop and the showers will become mainly confined to the eastern half of the country but will be heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees with light and variable breezes.

Becoming largely dry with clear spells early on Tuesday night but cloud will increase later, bringing showers to parts of the north and west. Patches of mist and fog will develop in light and variable breezes and minimum temperatures will range between 9 and 13 degrees.

Wednesday will be rather cloudy with scattered light showers, however most areas will see drier weather by early evening with spells of sunshine developing. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees, coolest in the west and northwest in a west to northwest breeze.

Mostly dry with clear spells on Wednesday night, but cloud will increase in western areas overnight with outbreaks of light rain moving into western coastal regions by morning. Light westerly winds will back southerly overnight and increase moderate on the west coast. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees, mildest along the cloudier Atlantic coastline.

On Thursday morning it will be dry with sunny spells across the eastern half of the country, but it will be cloudier further west with outbreaks of rain in coastal areas. It will become cloudier countrywide through the day, as the rain edges eastwards, however most eastern areas should hold dry. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees in a moderate southerly wind, fresh along west and northwest coasts.

At present it looks like a band of rain will move in from the Atlantic on Thursday night, reaching most areas, but with the heaviest falls over the western half of the country. With the rain will come moderate to fresh southerly winds, veering westerly later in the west. A mild night with temperatures remaining above 13 or 14 degrees generally.

Current indications for Friday are that the rain will clear eastwards and will be followed by sunny spells and well scattered showers. There is uncertainty for the weekend, but it is likely it will continue showery into Saturday, with rain possibly moving in from the Atlantic on Sunday. Maximum temperatures remaining around 15 to 19 degrees.