Outlook

OUTLOOK: Continuing changeable and showery with variable rainfall and near or slightly below normal temperatures. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: It will be cool and blustery with frequent showers in the south and west but mainly dry in the north and west. Minimum temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in blustery south or southwest winds. THURSDAY: A bright, cool and blustery day with sunny spells and occasional showers. The showers heavy and frequent across western counties with the chance of hail, but more scattered further east. Southwest winds strong and gusty. Maximum temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees. FRIDAY: Staying blustery with fresh southwest winds. Further showers - merging to longer spells of heavy rain across the southern half of the country; the better dry spells over the north and east. Maximum temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees. WEEKEND: Winds having veered to the northwest or north will allow distinctly cooler conditions to prevail this weekend. While all areas will get good dry spells, showers will be numerous on both Saturday and Sunday - resulting in the north and northwest getting appreciable amounts of rainfall. The nights will be chilly too with some ground frosts possible inland. Typical daytime maxima ranging 10 to 13 degrees with minima ranging 3 to 7 degrees.