What is the Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland for the weekend

According to Met Eireann, the weather is set to mixed across the weekend with spells of rain at times in the coming days.

It will be mild over the weeakend with day time temperatures reaching as high as 14 degrees with temperatures not falling below four degrees overnight but there will be some fog and mist at times. 

According to the latest Met Eireann weather forecast for Ireland, there will be plenty of dry weather at first on Saturday with some bright or sunny spells. However, cloud will build from the southwest in the late morning and afternoon with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing. Staying largely dry in the south and east. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Saturday night is set to be mostly cloudy with patchy rain, drizzle and mist. Some clearer spells will move in from the west towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in a mostly moderate southerly wind, fresh near coasts. Some mist and fog will form inland.

According to Met Eireann, Sunday will be largely dry with a mix of cloud and hazy sunny spells at first with just a few spots of light rain or drizzle. While there is uncertainty in the timing, a band of rain will push in from the west later, slowly moving southeastwards with colder air following from the northwest. Very mild with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, with a moderate to fresh south to southwest wind, before turning colder behind the rain as the winds ease northwesterly.

Sunday night will be a wet night with rain, heavy in places with spot flooding likely. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees generally. Winds will become light to moderate, northerly or variable in direction.

Monday will start with outbreaks of rain which will be heavy in places. The rain will slowly clear eastwards from most areas through the morning with limited sunny spells following. But the rain will linger in eastern parts for much of the day. Highest temperatures of just 5 to 8 degrees generally. Cloud will thicken from the south overnight with outbreaks of rain following.