Another day of rain but drier conditions tomorrow

Weather Update

Our weather will be mixed and changeable this week. Showers and spells or rain will occur, but some drier and brighter interludes too. Similar temperatures to last week with maxima in the high teens, touching 20 or 21 degrees Celsius locally.

Mostly cloudy and misty in places at first today (Monday), with showery outbreaks of rain and drizzle, giving way to bright or sunny intervals and showers this afternoon. The showers will be heavy at times with some thundery downpours, bringing a risk localised flooding. Drier conditions will extend into western areas later this afternoon, but showers will continue across parts of the midlands and east into this evening. Highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees in light to moderate westerly breezes.

Showers will become isolated tonight with good clear spells developing for a time. Cloud amounts will tend to increase towards dawn with some mist patches forming also. Lows of 9 to 12 degrees in light westerly or variable breezes.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) will be largely dry day for many, with just a few light showers about, mainly in the west. It will be a rather cloudy day overall, with the best of the sunny breaks occurring in the morning or early afternoon. Highs of 17 to 20 degrees in light southwest or variable breezes.

Tuesday night will be dry for many with clear spells. Some patchy rain and drizzle will affect western and southern coastal counties, however. Cloud will thicken overnight, with more persistent rain arriving in Atlantic coastal counties by dawn. A mild night, with lows of 13 to 15 degrees Celsius with light to moderate south to southeast breezes, freshening on coasts overnight.

Outbreaks of, occasionally heavy, rain will push eastwards over the country during the morning and early afternoon on Wednesday. Brighter, clearer and sunnier conditions with just isolated showers will develop in Atlantic counties by late morning, however, before gradually extending elsewhere through the rest of the day. Breezy at first with moderate to fresh and gusty south-easterly winds, but winds will veer to a lighter southwest as the rain clears through. Highs of 17 to 20 degrees Celsius. Largely dry with long clear spells for most on Wednesday night. Cloud and patchy drizzle will develop along Atlantic coasts overnight. Winds be mainly light to moderate southerly, but they'll increase fresh to strong and gusty along western and southwestern coasts by dawn. Lows of 9 to 13 degrees Celsius.

Current indications suggest Thursday will be a rather breezy or blustery day with sunny spells and showers. The focus of the heaviest showers looks likely to be in the west and northwest. Moderate to fresh and gusty southwest winds will be strong to near gale on coasts. Maximum temperatures will range 17 to 19 degrees Celsius.

Sunny spells and showers for Friday, with the showers mainly affecting the midlands, west and north. Highs 16 to 20 degrees Celsius in mostly moderate southwest winds, which will be fresh to strong and gusty up along western and northwestern coasts.

Current indications suggest low pressure will dominate with showers or longer spells of rain likely. Temperatures look likely to remain close to where they have been during the week: around average.