ALERT: Met Éireann's Irish weather forecast for rest of the week and weekend is in...

Wednesday: It will be cool and breezy with sunny spells and scattered showers. Some of the showers will be heavy and there is a chance of hail and thunder, particularly in northern areas. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees in a moderate to fresh and gusty northwesterly wind.

National Outlook

Wednesday night: Scattered showers will continue in parts of the north and west on Wednesday night but it will be mostly dry with clear spells in other areas. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in a light to moderate northwesterly wind.

Thursday: Cool with sunny spells and scattered showers, becoming mainly confined to the north later in the day. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in a moderate northwesterly breeze.

Thursday night: Dry with clear spells at first but cloud will build in the west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees with light winds.

Friday: Dry on Friday morning, with sunny spells in the north and east. It will become cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle extending across the country from the west. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees with light to moderate south to southwest winds.

Friday night: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees in a light to moderate southerly wind.

Saturday: Cloudy and breezy with rain moving east across the country. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees with moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds.

Sunday: The rain is expected to clear eastwards on Saturday night, with sunny spells and showers following for Sunday. Most of the showers are expected in the north and west. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees, mildest in the southeast.