Outlook

OUTLOOK: Generally dry for early days of the week; followed by cool, wet and rather windy spells. SATURDAY NIGHT: Outbreaks of rain extending eastwards over the country, with the odd heavy burst, with clearer spells and isolated showers following from the west overnight. Mist and fog patches also. Lowest temperatures 9 to 11 degrees Celsius, with light southerly or variable breezes. SUNDAY: Cloudy and damp in parts of the east and north at first on Sunday with overnight rain soon clearing and brightening up, as sunny spells and just well scattered showers elsewhere extend eastwards. Showers will become more widespread by the afternoon, with some of them turning heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 or 18 degrees Celsius, in a light to moderate westerly breeze. SUNDAY NIGHT: Overall dry with clear spells, with just isolated showers near Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures 7 to 11 degrees Celsius, in light southwest breezes. Some mist patches later. MONDAY: Overall dry with sunny spells and just isolated showers in the west. Highest temperatures of 16 to 18 degrees Celsius, in just light westerly breezes. MONDAY NIGHT: Dry and clear in many areas but with some mist or fog patches. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees Celsius, in light southwest breezes. TUESDAY: Another mostly dry day with sunny spells, though cloud will build across the western half of the country with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees Celsius, in mostly moderate southwest breezes, increasing fresh to strong on west and northwest coasts in the afternoon. TUESDAY NIGHT: Wet and breezy with outbreaks of rain moving in from the west, accompanied by moderate to fresh southerly winds. FURTHER OUTLOOK: Turning cooler and unsettled, with low pressure dominating.