Breezy with sunny spells and showers

Weather update from Met Éireann

Breezy and showery in the north and northwest with some heavy showers possible. Sunny spells and a few showers at times further south and east but often dry. Cool in the northwest, temperatures nearer average in the south.

That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

Rather cool today, Wednesday, with variable cloud, showers and sunny spells. The best of the sunshine will occur this morning. Showers will be most frequent across the north and west, some heavy with a slight chance of hail in the north. Highs of just 11 to 15 degrees, in light to moderate west to northwest winds, fresh to strong at times along northern and northwestern coasts.

Showers will become confined to the west and north tonight with long dry and clear spells developing elsewhere. It'll be another fairly cool night given the time of year, with lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in light to moderate westerly breezes.

Tomorrow Thursday will bring a mix of cloud and sunny spells with further scattered showers. The showers will be most frequent in Ulster, where a few may be heavy. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in light to moderate westerly breezes.

Showers will become increasingly isolated on Thursday evening and night and it will be mainly dry with clear spells for a time. Cloud will increase from the Atlantic overnight with patchy rain and drizzle developing in Atlantic coastal counties. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in light southwest or variable breezes.

Mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading eastwards on Friday morning. Brightening up in the afternoon and evening with the rain and drizzle becoming patchier. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes, increasing fresh near northern and northwestern coasts. Varying cloud amounts and some clear spells on Friday night with scattered showers. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes.

Saturday looks set to be a bright day with variable cloud and sunny spells. There'll be further showers though, these most frequent in the north and northwest, where they may be heavy. The showers will be more isolated elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in mostly moderate northwest breezes which will be fresher near northern and northwestern coasts.

Showers look likely to continue to affect the north and northwest on Saturday night with long dry and clear spells developing elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes.

Current indications for Sunday suggest a mix of sunny spells and showers. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in light to moderate northerly breezes.

Early Next Week: High Pressure centred to the west or southwest in the Atlantic may play a more dominant role in our weather, at least for a time, early next week. Generally benign conditions with some sunshine seem probable though a few showers can't be ruled out at this stage.