Mild and warm but mixed weather conditions
Weather update from Met Éireann
Mild and warm this week, but rather mixed conditions before settling down from this weekend. That's the latest outlook from the national weather forecaster.
Some bright or sunny spells today, but overall cloudy. Some showers will affect eastern counties, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing in the west and northwest during the afternoon. Patchy rain will arrive into other areas towards nightfall. Feeling mild and humid with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees, best values in the south, all with just light westerly breezes.
Staying mostly cloudy tonight, with scattered falls of rain and drizzle. Hill, mist and coastal fog too. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees in just light westerly breezes.
Wednesday morning will be mostly cloudy with further patchy rain or drizzle for a time - mainly in the northeast and east. The afternoon and evening will be brighter with some sunshine, though patchy drizzle will arrive into the west coast by evening. Feeling mild and humid with highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in no more than moderate northwesterly breezes.
Mostly cloudy Wednesday night with patchy outbreaks of rain. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with some mist and fog patches also, in just light westerly breezes.
Thursday is expected mostly cloudy with a little showery rain through the day, but with longer drier spells too. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees, mildest and brightest across the east and south of the country, in no more than moderate southwesterly winds. Outbreaks of rain will push down from the northwest on Thursday night. Mild and humid with temperatures holding in the low double digits.
Any lingering overnight rain will soon clear on Friday, and it will brighten up with sunshine and scattered showers following, all in moderate northwest breezes. Highest temperatures of 13 to 19 degrees, best values away from the northwest and west of the country.
High pressure will make for a fairly pleasant outlook into the coming weekend. It will be mainly dry with sunny spells and just light breezes. Rather warm too.