Mild spell of weather to continue

Weather update from Met Éireann

Mild and mostly cloudy over the next few days, with a lot of dry weather as high pressure remains close by, but with drizzle, mist and fog in parts and with some rain at times, especially further west, though amounts will be low. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

It'll be mostly cloudy today and dry in many areas, but there'll be some drizzle, mainly in the south and southwest and in some western coastal parts at times. There'll be some hill and coastal mist and fog too, mainly in southern parts. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in mostly moderate, occasionally fresh southeasterly winds, strong for a time in western coastal areas.

It will be mostly cloudy tonight with some mist and drizzle and with a little rain moving into the southwest and west. There'll be some hill and coastal fog too, mainly in the south and southwest. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in mostly moderate southeast winds, fresh at times in some western and southern coastal parts.

Tomorrow, Friday, will be mostly cloudy with some mist and drizzle, mainly in the south and southwest and with a little rain at times in the southwest and west, with the chance of the odd moderate burst in the southwest. There'll be some hill and coastal fog too, mainly in the south and southwest. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh southeast winds.

Friday night will be cloudy with a lot of dry weather, but with some mist and drizzle and some fog too, most widespread in the south and southwest. There'll be a little rain also, mainly in the southwest and possibly in the west too. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with the winds gradually decreasing light to moderate southeasterly.

Saturday will be another mostly cloudy day with a lot of dry weather overall, but with a little light rain and drizzle in places at times along with some hill and coastal mist and fog. There's the likelihood of a few bright or limited sunny spells developing for a short time, mainly in the west in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in light to moderate southeast winds, fresher at times though in western coastal parts.

Saturday night will be mostly cloudy with some drizzle, patchy light rain and mist and with a band of more persistent rain tracking eastwards. A clearance to mainly dry cooler weather will push in across the western half of the country later on. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, southerly winds, veering westerly as the rain clears.

From Sunday and the early days of next week, it'll be cooler and dry generally and it'll be much brighter and clearer with some sunshine.

With high pressure likely to stay in charge, it should stay mainly dry in the early days of next week with mostly light breezes. Some mist and fog is likely by night and in the mornings.