Expect patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle today

Weather update from Met Éireann

Becoming mainly cloudy this morning with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading from the west. The best of any bright or sunny intervals will be over the southern half of the country this afternoon. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees, coolest in the northwest, in light to moderate southwest to west winds.

Quite unsettled this week with rain and showers spreading from the Atlantic and limited dry intervals. Cool for the time of the year. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

A cloudy night with more persistent rain developing in the west and northwest early on, spreading eastwards overnight. Some mist and hill and coastal fog will develop too. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds, fresh on western coasts.

A damp and cloudy start to Wednesday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The rain will clear eastwards by afternoon, followed by sunny spells and scattered showers. Becoming breezier through the afternoon with light to moderate southwesterly winds increasing moderate to fresh westerly. Highs of 14 to 20 degrees, mildest in the southeast.

Breezy on Wednesday night with a mix of clear spells and scattered showers. Showers will mainly be in the west and north with drier conditions elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds.

Unseasonably windy on Thursday with sunny spells and scattered blustery showers. Westerly winds will increase fresh and gusty in the morning, strong at times in the west and north. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees.

Largely dry with clear spells at first on Thursday night. Cloud will thicken from the southwest overnight with rain spreading to many areas by morning. It will stay mainly dry in Ulster. Winds will ease light southerly overnight with lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees.

Current indications suggest a rather wet start on Friday with outbreaks of rain, most persistent over the southern half of the country. The rain will clear eastwards to showers in the afternoon, with some heavy showers possible in the west and north. Quite cool with temperatures generally of 12 to 15 degrees, though it will be milder in Munster and south Leinster with highs of 15 to 19 degrees. Light to moderate variable winds, becoming northwesterly later.

Sunny spells and scattered showers are on the horizon for Saturday. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees in moderate westerly winds.

Further showers and rain on Sunday and the early days of next week.