Mixed conditions today but mild for time of year

Weather update from Met Éireann

Mild for the time of year. Largely cloudy with a good deal of dry weather though patchy rain and drizzle will occur, mostly frequent in the northwest.

Very windy for a time this morning in northern and eastern parts with strong and gusty westerly winds. Lingering rain and drizzle will clear through the morning with moderating westerly winds and some hazy sunny spells. Further outbreaks of rain will develop in the southwest by midday and spread northeastwards to all areas through the afternoon and evening with strengthening southwesterly winds. Highest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees, coolest in the north.

Dull, breezy and damp for much of the night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heaviest and most persistent in the early part of the night over Ulster. Later, clearer conditions will develop over Ulster with lowest temperatures there of 4 to 8 degrees. Milder and mostly cloudy further south with temperatures not falling below 8 to 10 degrees with fresh and gusty westerly winds, occasionally strong.

A breezy and mostly cloudy start to Saturday with scattered patches of light rain and drizzle, becoming more isolated through the afternoon with long dry periods for many along with some sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with fresh, occasionally strong, westerly winds, easing later.

Largely dry initially on Saturday night with clear spells. Cloud will build from the northwest with rain moving over Ulster. Staying dry further south apart from isolated patches of drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees in mostly moderate west to southwest breezes with mist and some hill fog developing.

Rain over Ulster will clear eastwards during the morning on Sunday, leaving a mostly dry day though there will be some patchy light rain and drizzle, mainly in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate southwest winds, freshening in the northwest and west through the afternoon.

Sunday night is expected mild and cloudy with temperatures not falling below 7 to 10 degrees in mostly moderate to fresh southwest winds. Outbreaks of light rain and drizzle will mainly affect the west and north with largely dry conditions elsewhere. Mist and fog patches are likely, especially in the south and southwest where winds will be lighter.

Another mild and mostly cloudy day is promised Monday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, predominately affecting the west and northwest while staying mostly dry elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, southwest winds. Some clear spells will develop overnight but it will still be mostly cloudy with scattered patches of light rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate southwest breezes with mist and hill fog developing.

Tuesday should be mostly cloudy with just limited hazy sunny spells. Patches of light rain and drizzle will continue through the morning and afternoon before a band of more persistent rain moves over Atlantic coastal counties during the evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh south to southwest winds.

Current indications suggest that it will be colder behind the rain on Tuesday night with showers following for the rest of the working week