Heavy showers to ease this afternoon

Today will be cloudy across Ulster with spells of rain, which will be heavy at times in the west and north of the province with spot flooding possible, say Met Éireann. Rain will become lighter and patchier during the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees with fresh southwesterly winds.

Tonight will be mild and mostly cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Mild with lowest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees with moderate southwest breezes.

Tomorrow

Monday will start off mostly cloudy with some patchy rain or drizzle. Brighter, drier weather will extend from the south. In the evening, rain will develop in the west and will spread eastwards. Warm with highs of 18 to 20 degrees and moderate southwest breezes.

National Outlook

Overview: Continuing unsettled with rain or showers at times. Temperatures will be close to average for late August.

Monday night will become wet and windy as rain spreads eastwards to all areas. Rain will be heaviest in west Munster, Connacht and Ulster with spot flooding possible. Lowest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees with fresh, gusty southerly winds.

Tuesday will start off wet with further rain. The rain will gradually clear eastwards with sunshine and a few showers following. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees with moderate southerly winds, becoming west to southwesterly as rain clears. Tuesday night will be dry in most areas with some clear spells. Showery rain will develop in the west by morning. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in light to moderate breezes.

On Wednesday, showers or longer spells of rain will spread slowly eastwards, possibly heavy at times. The best of any drier brighter periods will be in the east and southeast. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees, with light to moderate southerly winds. There will be some further showers on Wednesday night, mainly in the west. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.

Thursday will bring a mix of sunshine and showers, some heavy in Connacht and Ulster. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.

At the moment it looks like Friday will be wet in most areas as persistent rain spreads eastwards across the country. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees, warmest in the south.

Current indications suggest that next weekend will be warm with a fair amount of dry weather and some showers and with temperatures in the low 20s.