Outlook

Overview: High pressure bringing a lot of dry and calm weather. There will be a mix of cloud and some sunny spells, with a slight chance of light rain or drizzle at times, mainly along Atlantic coasts. Cool at night with a risk of a slight frost and fog as winds ease. Friday night: Light rain and drizzle will develop in western coastal counties early in the night, with drier weather further east. The rain will break up and become patchy as it moves eastwards across the country overnight. Light to moderate southwest breezes will be fresh on western coasts for a time. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees. Saturday: Cloudy in many areas to begin, brightening up through the morning. There will be occasional outbreaks of light showery rain or drizzle during the day. The western half of the country will have the best of the sunny spells through the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with light southwest or variable winds. Saturday night: A largely dry with some patchy frost, fog will likely form under clear skies and may become dense in places in light variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees. Sunday: Fog will be slow to clear during the morning with very light or calm winds. It will be dry with sunny spells developing during the afternoon however fog may linger throughout the day in some areas. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees. Sunday night: Dry with clear spells. Fog is likely to form once again becoming dense in places overnight in light easterly winds. A risk of a slight frost also, with lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees. Monday: Fog will clear through the morning to leave a dry day with sunny spells, highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in light or moderate easterly breeze. Monday night: Remaining dry with clear spells leading to frost and fog developing in many areas, cloud cover will keep temperatures warmer over Munster. Lowest temperatures of -2 to + 3 degrees, a bit milder across Munster. Further Outlook: Current indications suggest Tuesday and Wednesday will be mild and a little breezier with more cloud around and the risk of some outbreaks of rain and drizzle at times.