Sunny spells and scattered showers today, some heavy

Weather update from Met Éireann

A changeable week overall but generally fairly dry and calm at least until later in the week. That's the latest weather forecast from Met Éireann.

This morning any mist, fog and low cloud will quickly clear to leave sunny spells and scattered showers. Some of the showers will turn heavy or possibly thundery by early afternoon, mainly in east Leinster and Ulster, bringing with them the risk of surface water flooding and a slight risk of hail. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees, coolest along Atlantic coasts as southwest winds veer westerly and increase moderate to occasionally fresh.

Showers will continue overnight but they will be lighter and mixed with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in mostly moderate west to northwest winds.

Early morning showers will mostly die away quickly leaving a generally dry day with a mix of cloud and hazy sunny spells. Highest temperatures of around 13 to 17 degrees generally for most in light to moderate northwest winds, cooler and a little breezier near exposed coasts in the north and northwest.

Mostly dry Monday night with clear spells, some mist and fog will form as winds fall light variable or calm. It will be a chiller night with lows of 2 to 6 for the northern half of the country, generally holding between 7 and 9 degrees further south.

Tuesday will bring hazy sunshine in the morning however cloud will increase from the southwest through the afternoon. Dry in most areas with just the chance of a few stray patches of drizzle near western coasts later. Mild with highs of 14 to 18 degrees, in mostly light south to southeast winds.

Mostly cloudy overnight on Tuesday with some patchy outbreaks of light rain and drizzle in Munster and Connacht. It will be a milder night once again with lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southeast winds.

Quite dull on Wednesday with some patchy light rain or drizzle mostly in Connacht and Ulster. Temperatures dropping back to between 11 to 15 degrees, coolest along eastern coasts in moderate to occasionally fresh southeast winds.

It will remain cloudy Wednesday night and most areas will have a dry night, there will however be the chance of some patchy rain of drizzle in the southwest. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate southeast winds.

Thursday is forecast to be a mostly cloudy day with southeasterly winds freshening as patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle spread from the south through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees, mildest in Connacht.

Friday and the weekend look a little more unsettled with some heavy thundery showers or longer spells of rain at times while temperatures will generally be near average for the time of year.