Met Éireann is predicting a cold and wet weather over the weekend

SATURDAY: A cold start, but there will be some good spells, too. Cloud will build from the southwest in the afternoon, so the sunshine will become rather hazy. Light winds and highs of 8 to 10 degrees.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly dry at first, with clouds continuing to build from the south. Outbreaks of rain are expected. Lows of 4 to 8 degrees.

SUNDAY: Rather wet and windy as a band of rain moves over from the south early in the morning. Rain will extend to all areas by midday, clearing to showers as blustery southeast winds change southwesterly in the afternoon and evening. Highs of 10 to 13 degrees.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Scattered blustery showers across western counties, with a few extending further east. Staying mild overnight with lows of 9 to 12 degrees and moderate to fresh southwesterlies becoming light southerly or variable.