Generally dry but cloudy today, unsettled later in week

Weather update from Met Éireann

Quite unsettled until later in the week with wet and blustery conditions at times. That's the latest weather outlook from the national weather forecaster.

Generally dry but cloudy early this morning. Prolonged sunny spells will develop in the west this morning, gradually extending further eastwards through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in mostly fresh southerly winds, strong along western Atlantic coasts. Patchy rain will develop in the southwest during the evening.

Turning mostly cloudy tonight with showery outbreaks of rain spreading from the south. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees, or locally lower in the north and northeast in moderate to fresh and blustery southerly winds.

Cloudy and blustery tomorrow (Tuesday) with a few scattered outbreaks of rain in the morning. Becoming drier in the afternoon with the best of the afternoon sunny spells in the east. Quite mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds.

Tuesday night should be mostly dry to start with a few clear spells in the east, although outbreaks of rain will gradually push in from the west, extending across the country by morning with clear spells and a few isolated showers following from the west. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees as fresh southerly winds veering westerly and moderating as the rain passes.

Sunny spells and scattered shower through much of the day on Wednesday. However cloud will thicken in the south and west later in the afternoon with rain extending from the southwest through the evening. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate southwesterly winds becoming light and variable by evening.

Uncertainty grows on Wednesday night, however currently it looks as if it will be mostly cloudy with rain in the southwest becoming fairly widespread, the rain may become heavy at times in the east. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees or possibly cooler on the northern fringes with light cyclonic variable winds backing northerly by morning as the rain clears to the east.

Thursday morning it will turn dry but remain cloudy. Further outbreaks of rain will likely spread from the west to most parts through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees, winds will become light to moderate southerly in the morning, further increasing fresh south to southwesterly in the evening.

Windy on Thursday night with showery outbreaks of rain continuing through much of the night in blustery fresh to strong southwest to west winds. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees. It will become predominantly dry by morning while winds will veer northwesterly and ease slightly.

Friday morning will be mostly dry, bright and sunny, becoming cloudier though through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate to occasionally fresh northwesterly winds, backing southwesterly and easing light by evening.

Further outlook: Currently there is better agreement for more settled conditions developing again for the weekend and early days of next week.