Showery weather most days up to mid week

Weather Update from Met Éireann

Generally unsettled through midweek with rain or showers most days though with dry spells too. Becoming more settled towards the weekend with drier and milder conditions developing. That's the latest weather outlook from Met Éireann.

Scattered showers with sunny spells developing to start the day today (Monday). The showers will become more widespread through the morning, turning increasingly heavy through the day as well with a possibility of thunderstorms in places. Northwest winds will be mostly moderate but quite gusty in and around the heavier showers. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.

Early tonight, the showers will ease, gradually becoming isolated and mainly confined to western and northern parts. Largely dry elsewhere with long clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light to moderate westerly breezes.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) will be a day of scattered showers with good spells of sunshine with just the possibility of the odd heavy burst. Towards the evening, cloud will build from the west with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing on Atlantic coastal counties. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in mostly moderate westerly winds.

Tuesday night is expected to be mild, humid and cloudy or overcast with light outbreaks of rain and drizzle extending eastwards across the country. Southwesterly winds will increase moderate to fresh, becoming strong on exposed coasts. Temperatures not falling below 8 to 10 degrees.

Generally cloudy and breezy to start the day on Wednesday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, clearing eastwards during the morning. Sunny spells and scattered light showers will follow with fresh and gusty westerly winds easing. Highest temperatures ranging from 13 degrees in the northwest to 17 degrees in the southeast.

Wednesday night will see some patchy light rain and drizzle at first along Atlantic coasts, largely dry elsewhere with clear spells. Becoming cloudier from the west through the night with rain following, most persistent over the northern half of the country. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in moderate west to southwest breezes.

A dull and wet morning is forecast for Thursday with rain over much of the country, heaviest and most persistent over the northern half of the country. The rain will clear eastwards during the afternoon with sunny spells and well scattered showers following from the northwest. Highest temperatures of 13 to 18 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

Friday is expected predominately dry with the best of the sunshine in the north and east of the country. Further south and west it will be cloudier with the possibility of some patchy drizzle. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees generally, a little cooler in parts of the north, in light breezes.

Current indications suggest that high pressure will build up over the country for the weekend bringing largely dry conditions with just some showers breaking out. Turning milder as well with highest temperatures widely getting into the high teens, possibly reaching the low twenties.