NATIONAL WEATHER: Weekend washout ahead as rain and drizzle on the way

Today will start off sunny, then become cloudier through the afternoon with patchy light rain, drizzle and mist developing from the west later. Temperatures steadily rising to 9 to 11 degrees by evening. Light winds increasing moderate to fresh southerly through the day.

Patches of light rain, drizzle and mist, most frequent in the west of the province tonight. Overnight temperatures unchanged at between 10 and 11 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty southwest winds.

A mostly dull day tomorrow, Friday, with patchy rain, drizzle and mist continuing. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Continuing dull and misty on Friday night with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Temperatures of 5 or 6 degrees in the north and 9 or 10 degrees in the south, winds will be mostly moderate south west to west.

After a sunny start today will become cloudy with patchy drizzle later️☁️️

Temperatures steadily rising to 9 to 11 degrees by evening️⤵️https://t.co/BgwnlFeX1D pic.twitter.com/TXmcI1SQ7i

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 1, 2024

A mostly dull day on Saturday with rain and drizzle. Becoming clearer and colder in the north during the afternoon with isolated showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees, in light to moderate westerly winds.

Further rain and drizzle on Saturday night. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.

Rain and drizzle on Sunday becoming patchier from the south through the day with some sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwest winds.