Cold start but mostly dry day ahead with sunny spells
Weather update from Met Éireann
High pressure will dominate bringing mostly dry and settled conditions over the coming days. That's the latest forecast from Met Éireann.
A cold start this morning with frost in places. It will be a mostly dry day with good spells of sunshine, especially across the east and south of the country. It will turn somewhat cloudier in the west and north during the day with the chance of a few showers. Highest afternoon temperatures of between 6 and 9 degrees in moderate north to northwest breezes.
Largely dry overnight, but with a good deal of cloud and perhaps a few patches of light rain or drizzle. Lowest temperatures of between 1 and 5 degrees with a touch of frost possible in the south where skies will be clearest early in the night.
There will be plenty of dry weather on Friday with a mix of cloud and some bright or sunny spells. A few light showers will feed south over the country on a moderate northerly breeze. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees.
It looks set to be largely dry on Friday night with long clear spells developing. A cold night with temperatures falling back to between -2 and +3 degrees with the chance of some frost. A light to moderate northeast breeze will develop.
Most of the country will be dry on Saturday, but it will feel rather chilly in a moderate northeast breeze. Cloud will move in across eastern and southern areas at times with the best chance of sunshine in the west and north of the country. Maximum temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees, coldest along Irish Sea coasts. Cold and dry on Saturday night with cloudy skies across parts of the east and south. However, there will be good clear spells elsewhere and that will allow some frost to form. Minimum temperatures ranging -2 to +3 degrees, coldest in Connacht and west Ulster.
Any frost will clear on Sunday morning to leave a dry day with a mix of cloud and bright spells. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in a moderate east or southeast breeze, fresh along southern and southeastern coasts. Staying dry on Sunday night. Temperatures will fall back generally to between -1 and +2 degrees, but it will be somewhat less cold along eastern and southern coasts in a moderate southeast breeze.
Another dry day on Monday, but with a good deal of cloud. Maximum temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate east or southeast winds. Generally cloudy overnight although some clear spells will develop. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +4 degrees.
Little change on Tuesday with another mostly dry and rather chilly day forecast. There will be a mix of cloud and bright spells with afternoon temperatures ranging from 5 to 9 degrees.