The weekend weather forecast for Leitrim and surrounding counties

SATURDAY: A mostly cloudy and breezy start with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. However, drier brighter weather will follow from the northwest in the afternoon as sunny spells develop. Very mild with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees. Moderate to fresh westerly winds will ease as the rain clears away.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Dry, cold and clear with some frost early on. Becoming cloudy overnight with patchy drizzle developing in the west and southwest. Lowest temperatures generally of 0 to 4 degrees in light variable or southerly breezes.

SUNDAY: A windy day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heaviest in the afternoon, especially across the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in fresh to strong southwest winds, later veering westerly.

EARLY NEXT WEEK: Fresh on Monday with sunshine and well scattered blustery showers, followed by milder weather on Tuesday but with blustery falls of rain.