Outlook

Tuesday night will be cold and mainly dry. There'll be some clear spells, but a fair amount of cloud also with some patches of mist and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees. Wednesday will be mainly dry and mostly cloudy. The best of any sunny breaks will be in the east and south. It will be cloudier in the west and north, with perhaps the odd light shower. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with moderate northwest breezes. Wednesday night will be mainly dry. However, rain will develop in the northwest overnight. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees. Thursday will start off dry in the east and south. However, outbreaks of rain and drizzle in the west and north will gradually spread southeastwards through the day. Amounts will be small. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds. On Friday, after a mainly dry start, outbreaks of rain and drizzle will spread from the west. Amounts will be small. It will be a milder day with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees and moderate southwest breezes. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with rain spreading southeastwards over the country, possibly heavy for a time in the northwest, but lighter elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees. At the moment, Sunday looks like being mainly dry, while the early days of next week will be mixed with rain at times.