High pressure will dominate the bank holiday weekend
Weather update from Met Éireann
High pressure will dominate for the bank holiday weekend with largely dry and mild conditions in store for the beginning of meteorological summer. Turning cloudier with spells of light rain or drizzle at times Sunday and Monday.
Cloudy and breezy to start this morning with scattered showers. It will brighten up through the afternoon as the showers die out and sunny spells break through. Highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees, warmest in the southeast, with moderate northwest winds easing later on.
Staying mainly dry with a mix of clear spells and some scattered cloud tonight. Longer clear spells will persist overnight as winds fall light. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
Tomorrow is expected a fine day of settled and mainly dry weather across the country. Sunshine will turn a little hazy later in the afternoon however as a touch of cloud builds across northern counties. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees in light northerly breezes.
Staying dry and largely clear overnight on Friday.
Saturday will start off cloudy across the northern half of the country with good spells of sunshine further south. Cloud will break up through the afternoon leaving a fine and dry day with plenty of long sunny spells and just a touch of cloud at times across Ulster. Light winds and highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees, warmest across Munster and south Leinster.
Another dry night overnight on Saturday with light winds. Cloud will build in the northwest through the night with long clear spells elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.
Sunday looks set to be a cloudy day with some light patchy rain or drizzle feeding in from the northwest. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees, warmest in the south, in light winds.
Becoming dry Sunday night apart from patches of light rain at times over Ulster. Cloudy over the northern half of the country with some clear spells developing further south. Mild with temperatures not going below 9 to 11 degrees overnight.
Starting off cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle on Monday. Becoming drier away from northern coasts through the afternoon with brighter sunny spells developing over southern and eastern parts. Highest temperatures of 15 to 21 degrees warmest to the southeast.