Warm and dry today with hazy, sunny spells
Weather update from Met Éireann
Warm and dry today, Tuesday, with long bright or hazy sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees in light to moderate southeast or variable winds.
Dry tonight with variable cloud and clear breaks. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees. Mist and fog patches will form in the light southeast or variable breezes.
Trending warmer until midweek then becoming cooler from the north on Thursday. High pressure will maintain mostly dry and settled conditions throughout.
Warm and mostly sunny tomorrow, Wednesday. A few showers will bubble up in the afternoon, possibly heavy and thundery, but many places will stay dry. Highest temperatures of 19 to 23 degrees in mainly light southerly breezes.
Most places will start dry and clear on Wednesday night, although thickening cloud in the northwest will gradually extend southeastwards overnight with a few spots of light rain or drizzle possible. Areas of mist and fog will form too. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with light variable breezes becoming light northerly towards dawn.
Thursday will be a cloudier day overall with a few light showers in the mix, although some sunny breaks will still occur. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in Connacht and Ulster but ranging 15 to 19 degrees in Munster and Leinster. Light to moderate northerly winds, fresh at times along southwestern coasts. A mix of cloud and clear spells on Thursday night with isolated light showers. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in mainly light northerly breezes.
Sunny spells in the east and south to begin on Friday, before mostly cloudy conditions spread from the northwest for the afternoon with a few light showers possible. Fine spells increasing again for the evening. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees in mainly light northerly breezes.
Next Weekend: High pressure will continue to dominate bringing broadly settled conditions and only small amounts (if any) rain. Daytime temperatures look set to climb back into the high teens or low 20s away from eastern coasts with light northeast breezes becoming light to moderate easterly on Sunday.