Mix of cloud and sunny spells today

Weather update from Met Éireann

Warm and humid but with possible thundery showers. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

A mix of cloud and sunny spells with scattered showers today, most frequent across Ulster and Leinster where they will be heavy or prolonged at times with the chance of lightning and local hail later. Cool for early September with highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees generally in mostly moderate northwest winds. During the evening, heavy or thundery showers will affect Leinster while becoming mostly dry elsewhere.

Tonight showers will become isolated but with mist and fog developing locally. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees, in light to moderate northeast winds.

Thursday will be a predominantly dry day with sunny spells across the western half of the country and somewhat cloudier skies elsewhere. During the evening showery rain will begin to feed into east and southeast areas. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees with mostly moderate northeast winds, strong at times along eastern coasts.

Some showery rain across eastern and southern counties on Thursday with dry conditions elsewhere. Mild and humid with lows of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate northeasterly winds.

Warm and humid on Friday with spells of sunshine occurring widely. However, thundery rain will possibly affect southern counties, especially coastal areas. Highs of 21 to 25 degrees in moderate northeasterly winds. Rather warm and close overnight, with the chance of thunderstorms across southern and eastern areas. Some fog in places too. Lows of 12 to 16 degrees, in light northeast winds.

Some further thundery rain across southern and eastern counties this weekend with mostly dry conditions for the rest of the country. Warmer and drier on Saturday with values in the low to mid twenties. Fresher conditions will feed into north and northwest areas on Sunday.