Courtmacsherry Woods. Photo: Regina Walsh

Generally dry weather with light breezes in the coming days

Weather update from Met Éireann

Some frosty nights and early mornings, but generally dry with light breezes. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

Staying dry in most areas with just a slight chance of some light rain or drizzle. Partly cloudy with some decent bright spells, especially in the northwest. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in very light southerly or variable breezes.

Mostly dry tonight with some clear spells, along with mist and fog patches, and isolated drizzle. Where clear skies persist, some frost will set in. Cold with lowest temperatures of -1 to 4 degrees with light to moderate southerly breezes, freshening along Atlantic coasts overnight.

Largely dry tomorrow (Wednesday) apart from patchy drizzle across the west and northwest. A band of rain will develop from the northwest and track eastwards through the late evening. The best of any sunny spells will occur in the south and east. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees. Becoming windy as southwesterly winds increase fresh to strong.

A band of rain will continue to move down from the northwest overnight on Wednesday. Some frost and ice forming later under clearing skies. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees, coldest in the south, in moderating westerly breezes.

A cold and frosty or icy start to Thursday but with good sunshine too. Most areas will stay dry with just light westerly breezes, though a few passing showers will occur across northern counties. Cool but pleasant with highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees.

Some frost early in the night on Thursday, ahead of increasing cloud and patchy drizzle, mainly across the west. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees, in moderate southwest winds.

Rather dull and breezy on Friday with low cloud and some outbreaks of light rain or drizzle. Some sunny spells likely too though across the midlands and east. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Some clear spells overnight Friday with light outbreaks of rain or drizzle continuing. Lows of 3 to 7 degrees with light to moderate southwesterly winds.

Mostly dry on Saturday with occasional rain or drizzle. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with light southerly breezes.