Mainly bright and sunny Autumnal day

Weather update from Met Éireann

This morning, rain in Munster and Leinster will gradually clear eastwards. Bright or sunny spells will follow for the rest of the day. There will be some showers in Ulster and Connacht. Cool and breezy with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees and moderate to fresh, gusty northwest winds.

Tonight will bring clear spells and scattered showers, these mainly in the west and north, where a few could be heavy with a slight chance of hail. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with light to moderate west to northwest winds.

Saturday will be a cool day with sunny spells and some scattered showers. Through the afternoon and evening, showers will mostly die out and will gradually become confined to northern areas. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with moderate northwest breezes.

Saturday night will be mainly dry with clear spells and a few showers on northern coasts. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees with light northwest or variable breezes, with grass frost possible.

High pressure will keep our weather cool and mainly dry for Sunday and the early days of next week. Ground frost in places at night.

Sunday will be mainly dry and bright with sunny spells and a few light showers possible in the west. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with light northerly or variable breezes.

Sunday night will be cold with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees with light variable breezes and a chance of grass frost in places.

Monday is expected cool and dry with bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures will be around 10 to 12 degrees with light northeast or variable breezes.

Cold and dry with clear spells overnight on Monday with mainly light northeast or variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees with grass frost possible.

Tuesday will continue largely dry with bright or sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees with light to moderate east to southeast breezes.

At the moment Wednesday looks like being mainly dry and a bit milder with highs of 12 of 15 degrees and freshening east to southeast winds.

Current indications suggest that the rest of next week will be milder and more unsettled with rain or showers at times and temperatures in the mid teens.