Cool day with crisp sunshine and well scattered showers

Weather Update

Cool by day with crisp sunshine and well scattered showers; cold after dark with a touch of frost.

Lingering blustery rain will clear Ulster and north Leinster this morning with scattered heavy showers elsewhere. Sunny spells and scattered heavy showers will follow for the rest of the day, driest across the east and southeast with showers retreating to Atlantic coastal areas this evening. Brisk westerly winds will moderate later too. Feeling cool with highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees Celsius.

Dry, calm and clear across much of the country tonight, however showers will persist closer to the Atlantic. Chilly with perhaps a touch of frost; lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees, coldest under clearer skies, in just light westerly breezes.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be another cool day with bright hazy sunshine, but once again some showers will move in across Atlantic counties, some heavy, especially closer to the coast. Similar temperatures to recent days with highest values ranging 9 to 11 degrees Celsius, in light northwest breezes.

Most areas will be dry on Tuesday night with long clear spells, but Atlantic coastal showers will persist across the west and northwest. A cold night with perhaps a touch of frost. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees Celsius, in mostly light northwest breezes.

Many areas will be dry on Wednesday with bright autumn sunshine, but scattered showers will continue across Atlantic counties, just isolated elsewhere.

Feeling cool with highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees Celsius, in moderate northwesterly breezes.

Wednesday night is expected to be generally dry with long clear spells and just light northerly breezes. The coldest night this week with lowest temperatures -2 to +2 degrees Celsius with some frosty conditions setting in.

Some good sunshine to begin the day on Thursday, however cloudier conditions and isolated showers will move in to affect Ulster and west Connacht. A mix of cloud and sunny spells will follow elsewhere. Another cool day with highest temperatures of just 8 to 10 degrees Celsius, in light northerly breezes.

Friday is forecast to be mostly dry albeit cloudy with patchy light rain. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees Celsius in light southwest breezes.

Current indications for the weekend suggest conditions will be mixed with some wet and windy spells.