Met Éireann is predicting scattered showers with a mix of sunny spells over the weekend

SATURDAY: Wet and breezy, with rain turning patchy during the afternoon and will gradually clear in the evening. Light to moderate southeasterly winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty at times, veering southwest and easing later in the day. Highs of 16 to 19 degrees.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Dry to begin with variable clouds and some clear breaks. Scattered showers will move into the west and northwest overnight. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in a light to moderate south to southwest wind, fresh and gusty near western and northwestern coasts.

SUNDAY: Mix of bright or sunny spells and scattered showers, increasingly confined to the west and northwest during the afternoon, with most places becoming dry by evening. Clouds will gradually thicken from the south later. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees in a light to moderate southwesterly wind.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly dry apart from isolated showers with clouds continuing to build from the south. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will develop in southern coastal areas later at night. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees with light southerly or variable breezes.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: Current indications suggest somewhat changeable and, at times, unsettled conditions, but with the potential for relatively mild conditions to return later in the week.