Mix of bright sunny spells and scattered showers today
Weather update from Met Éireann
Breezy early this morning with outbreaks of rain. The rain will clear eastwards by mid morning. Bright or sunny spells and well scattered showers will follow from the west. Towards evening, patchy rain will develop in the southwest. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with fresh southerly winds becoming moderate westerly as rain clears.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy over the southern half of the country with outbreaks of rain or drizzle, mainly in the south. Drier further north, but rain will develop in the northwest overnight. Cold in Ulster and north Leinster with lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees. milder further south with lows of 5 to 9 degrees.
Thursday morning will start off mostly cloudy with patchy rain or drizzle in places, but gradually clearing and brightening up. Showers will develop in the west by early afternoon and will spread eastwards across the country. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with light to moderate southerly breezes.
On Thursday night, showers or longer spells of rain will move eastwards over the country. Showers will become mainly confined to Atlantic coastal counties later. Lowest temperatures overnight of 4 to 8 degrees with moderate west or southwest breezes.
Friday will be a cool, bright, fresh day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with fresh westerly winds. There'll be further showers on Friday night. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with moderate westerly winds.
Saturday will bring bright or sunny spells and occasional showers, these heaviest and most frequent in the west. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with moderate westerly winds. On Saturday night, there will be further showers and there's a possibility of strong winds for a time.
Sunday looks like being a bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees with moderate westerly breezes.
At the moment looks like wet and windy weather will move up over Ireland on Sunday night and that there will be spells of heavy rain at times early next week with the possibility of strong winds also. It will become much milder.