A cool, fresh and blustery day with long sunny spells
From Met.ie
TODAY - THURSDAY 21ST OCTOBER
Today will be a cool fresh and blustery day with long sunny spells, and while most will have a dry day there is the chance of a shower. Highest temperatures of just 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh and blustery northwest winds, veering westerly and moderating by evening.
TONIGHT
There will be a mix of cloud and clear spells overnight with the slight chance of a shower later in the night. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees, coolest in the south as moderate to fresh westerly winds ease mostly moderate by morning.
TOMORROW - FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER
A mix of cloud and a few bright or sunny spells on Friday along with the chance of a few isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in mostly moderate westerly breeze, backing southerly and easing light by evening.
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
OUTLOOK: Unsettled over the weekend with a wet and breezy day expected on Saturday, followed by blustery showery conditions through the start of the week and remaining unsettled but getting milder later in the week.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Friday night will start largely dry with clear spells but cloudier conditions in the west will gradually extend across the country through the night and outbreaks of rain will develop in the northwest at times. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees, mildest near the west and south coast, in moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds.
SATURDAY: Saturday will start cloudy and mostly dry but will turn wet and breezy as a band of rain extends from the west. There will be some moderate falls of rain in the west later in the morning with the rain becoming patchier as it extends to the east during the afternoon. Highest temperatures will range between 12 to 15 degrees, in fresh to occasionally strong and gusty southerly winds, moderating during the evening.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Rain will clear east early on Saturday night, but scattered showers will feed into western coastal counties, while it will turn drier with good clear spells further east. It will be a relatively mild night with temperatures remaining above 9 to 12 degrees in mostly moderate southerly winds.
SUNDAY: On Sunday there will be sunny spells and scattered heavy showers. They'll mainly affect the west and northwest in the morning but will become widespread in the afternoon with some heavier burst at times. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in light to moderate south to southwest winds.
SUNDAY NIGHT: The showers will mostly become confined to western coastal counties once again on Sunday night with clear spells developing elsewhere. Turning cooler too with lows of 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate southwesterly breezes.