Mixed weather and cold for the time of year

Weather update from Met Éireann

Rather mixed weather over the next few days and quite cold too for this time of year.

That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

Today will be cool and breezy with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in a moderate to fresh northerly wind, backing northwest later and easing.

Cold tonight with good clear spells. A few showers drifting in from the Atlantic too, mostly to northern and western areas. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 6 degrees with some grass frost likely in light winds.

Tomorrow will be mostly dry with scattered cloud and good sunny spells at times. A few showers will develop in places. Light to moderate westerly winds will fall light later in the day and back southerly, with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.

Rain, heavy in parts, will spread up from the southwest, over much of the country during Saturday night and Sunday, reaching the north coast Sunday afternoon, and accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty easterly winds. Some spot flooding may occur in parts too. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.

The rain should turn more patchy on Sunday evening and night with a lighter northerly breeze setting in. Lowest temperatures of around 7 to 10 degrees.

Monday will bring dry periods but with some scattered outbreaks of rain too. There will be some brighter spells too with temperatures likely to be in the low to mid-teens, in a light to moderate northwest breeze.

Tuesday looks set to bring good sunny spells and just a few scattered showers, especially near northern and northwestern coasts. Highs of 11 to 14 in a light to moderate north to northwest breeze.

Dry on Tuesday night, and cold with clear spells leading to some mist and fog patches. Some grass frost too with lowest values of 1 to 5 degrees.

Brightening up on Wednesday with sunny spells, before it turns wet and breezy again later in the day or overnight. Highs of 12 to 14 degrees.