Occasional showers today, some heavy

Weather update from Met Éireann

Generally unsettled over the coming days with occasional rain or showers. That's according to the latest weather bulletin from Met Éireann.

Cloudy in Connacht and Ulster with occasional showers throughout the day. Some may be heavy or thundery with a possibility of spot flooding. Elsewhere, conditions will stay largely dry and bright, although a few patchy outbreaks of rain will push in to southern coastal counties later this evening. Southwesterly winds will start off fresh and gusty, gradually easing through the day. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees.

Staying dry in many areas tonight with just patchy outbreaks of rain or showers. Minimum temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees, coldest in the north midlands. Some frost will develop with isolated patches of fog also possible. Mainly light breezes, southerly or variable.

Staying largely dry tomorrow (Thursday) with decent bright spells. Just a few isolated showers, most likely towards the west. Highest temperatures tomorrow will range from 5 to 10 degrees, remaining coolest in the north midlands. Winds mainly light and variable.

Mostly dry at first on Thursday night, although heavy outbreaks of rain will extend over the southern half of the country by morning. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +5 degrees, coldest in the north with some frost forming. Patches of fog may develop in many areas as well. Winds will remain light, easterly or variable.

Quite wet on Friday. Heavy outbreaks of rain will continue to track northwards across the country with a mix of bright spells and scattered showers following from the south. Highest temperatures of 5 to 11 degrees, remaining coolest in Ulster. Light to moderate easterly winds, veering southwesterly.

Scattered outbreaks of showery rain on Friday night, potentially turning heavy in Atlantic coastal counties with some drier intervals towards the east. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees. Mainly moderate southerly winds, turning quite blustery along southern and western coasts.

Christmas Eve (Saturday) is expected largely cloudy with scattered showers. The showers will remain heaviest along Atlantic coastal counties with the best of the dry intervals towards the east. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds, becoming lighter later in the day.

Current indications are that Christmas Day will be clear and bright for most areas with just a few showers in the north and northwest. Some of the showers may turn to sleet over higher ground. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees early on, becoming cooler through the day. Light breezes, westerly or variable.

Considerable uncertainty remains for the further outlook. Early indications are that conditions will remain unsettled into the early days of next week.