The weather for the week ahead in Leitrim and surrounding areas

MONDAY will be mostly cloudy with scattered light rain or drizzle, mainly in Atlantic coastal counties. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with light to moderate southerly winds.

MONDAY NIGHT will start off mostly cloudy and dry. Rain will develop in the northwest overnight and will edge southeastwards, becoming very patchy. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 8 degrees, coldest later in the northwest once the rain clears.

On TUESDAY the cloud and patchy rain will continue clearing southeastwards, but may linger in the southeast into the evening. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light winds.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: Settled on Wednesday but rain possible on Thursday.