Mercury could hit 24 degrees today

Weather update from Met Éireann

Areas of fog will clear later this morning. It will be a dry day with long spells of sunshine, turning hazy at times later. Highest temperatures of 20 to 24 degrees generally, a little cooler near the east coast due to a light to moderate easterly breeze.

Tonight will be dry with mostly clear skies. Winds will be light and variable and areas of mist and fog will form overnight. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 13 degrees.

Mist and fog will clear tomorrow morning and it will be another dry day with long spells of sunshine. It may turn cloudier at times near the east coast, bringing the chance of a light shower. Highest temperatures of 17 to 23 degrees, coolest near the east coast due to a light to moderate easterly breeze.

Dry with clear spells on Friday night. Patches of mist and fog will form in light to moderate easterly or variable winds. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees.

Heavy showers or longer spells of rain in the east and south on Saturday evening and on Sunday, but otherwise a good amount of dry weather. Maximum temperatures decreasing day by day.

Saturday will start quite cloudy with patches of mist and fog. There will be some spots of drizzle too, mainly in Leinster and Munster. It will brighten up through the afternoon but some heavy showers are possible in the southeast during the evening. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in a light to moderate northeasterly wind.

Most areas will be dry and clear on Saturday night. It will be cloudier in the south and southeast, with some heavy showers early on but these will die out overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees in a light to moderate north to northeast wind.

Cloudy across the southern half of the country on Sunday, with rain moving in from the east, turning heavy and possibly thundery at times. Staying dry with sunny spells further to the north. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees with a light to moderate north to northeast wind.

Rain will continue in the south on Sunday night, slowly edging southwards, but it will be dry across the rest of the country. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 14 degrees in a light northerly wind.

Rain will quickly clear from the far south on Monday morning and it will be a dry day then with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees with a light to moderate northerly breeze.