Unsettled weather right through the weekend
Weather update from Met Éireann
Unsettled weather for the coming days with heavy rainfall at times. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.
Rather cloudy to start this morning with some heavy showers, mainly in the west. Sunny spells will develop mixed with well scattered showers for the afternoon, with the chance of isolated thunderstorms. Showers will become confined to the northwest, for a dry and sunny evening elsewhere. Warm, humid and very breezy today with highs of 19 to 23 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds.
Any lingering showers will die out early tonight becoming dry and clear for a time. Overnight, heavy showery rain will develop in the southwest along with strong winds. Southeasterly winds will be moderate to fresh elsewhere. Overnight temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees.
Windy tomorrow with strong southerly winds developing in all areas, very windy at times along the south and west coast. Showery rain in the south in the morning will move northwards across the country during the day. Rain may be heavy in parts. Winds will moderate later in the afternoon as the rain clears to sunny spells with just one or two showers following. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees.
Largely dry and clear overnight on Saturday with winds easing to a light southerly breeze. Later in the night, heavy showers will move up into the south. Cooler than previous nights with lows of 9 to 11 degrees.
A bright morning on Sunday with a few showers in places. Showers will become widespread and increasingly heavy in the afternoon and evening, with thunderstorms likely in parts. Winds will be mostly light, although gusty at times due to showers. Highs of 17 to 21 degrees. Showers will clear early Sunday night, however rain will later develop in the south and west. Lows of 10 to 13 degrees.
Monday is expected rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy or possibly thundery at times. Some clear periods too. Mostly light breezes. Highs of 17 to 20 degrees.
Fairly cloudy on Tuesday with a few sunny spells. There will be showers in most areas, heavy or prolonged at times. Becoming somewhat breezier with moderate northwest winds developing. Highs of 16 to 19 degrees.
Further showers will move in across the country on Wednesday with northwesterly winds. Highs of 15 degrees in the northwest up to 20 degrees in the southeast.
Further outlook: Remaining unsettled.