Another fine day with plenty of Spring sunshine

Weather Update

Bright and sunny in many areas to begin today, with any mist and fog patches soon clearing. Some cloud may bubble up this afternoon but overall it will be another fine day with plenty of spring sunshine,according to the latest weather forecast from Met Éireann.

Top Temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, warmest in the west. Light to moderate south to southeast breezes.

Dry with variable cloud and clear spells tonight. Lows of 0 to 4 degrees Celsius with a touch of frost possible over the eastern half of the province. Some mist and fog patches may also form in the light southeast or variable breezes.

The pollen forecast is high, while the UV index is moderate.

Friday will be another mostly dry day with spells of hazy sunshine, once early mist and fog patches clear. It will be a cloudier day than of late in the west of the province, with perhaps a few spots of light rain or drizzle at times here. Highs of 10 to 12 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds, fresh at times near the Donegal Coast.

Cloud and rain will gradually extend from the Atlantic over the weekend, but accumulations will be fairly minimal in the east and southeast. Drying up again from around Tuesday next week with high pressure building, bringing mostly fine and settled weather.

Most areas will be dry on Friday night under broken cloud. Some pockets of mist and fog will form in the mainly light to moderate southeast breezes. Some patchy rain and drizzle may develop in the Atlantic coastal fringes towards morning, accompanied by freshening southeasterly winds. Lows of 1 to 4 degrees Celsius, but a few degrees higher near Atlantic coasts.

Saturday will be a mostly dry day for the bulk of the country with increasing cloud amounts. The best of the sunshine will be over the eastern half of the country through the morning. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will start to push into Atlantic counties by the afternoon, however, edging slowly eastwards over the country during the evening. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees Celsius, in light to moderate southerly breezes, fresh at times near Atlantic coasts.

Saturday night is expected to be mostly cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle in light to moderate southerly breezes, fresh at times near Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures ranging 5 to 8 degrees Celsius.

The outlook for Sunday is for generally cloudy conditions with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, with patchy mist and some hill and coastal fog. The rain will be at its most persistent in the west and northwest, with drier intervals and perhaps some brief sunny spells occurring in the south and east. Highs of 9 to 12 degrees Celsius in light to moderate southerly breezes, fresh at times in near some coasts.

Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Mist patches too, with hill and coastal fog. Lows of 6 to 8 degrees Celsius in light to moderate southerly breezes.

Looking ahead to Monday and it will be mostly cloudy and misty in places, with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Top temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light southerly or variable breezes.

Remaining rain and drizzle clearing southeastwards on Tuesday, with brighter and drier conditions extending from the west. Highs of 10 to 13 degrees in light northerly breezes.

It looks as though high pressure will become re-established through midweek next week, bringing mostly dry and settled weather with temperatures trending near average.