What has the coming week in store for Leitrim and surrounding areas?

MONDAY: Windy to start on Monday with strong northwest winds, however winds will ease through the afternoon as they begin to back southwesterly. Scattered showers will mainly affect the northern half of the country, with a good deal of dry weather and sunny spells in the south. Showers will die out through the afternoon as cloud thickens. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.

MONDAY NIGHT: Turning windier again overnight with southwest winds increasing fresh to strong. It will be mostly cloudy, becoming milder as patchy drizzle spreads from the west overnight. A band of heavier rain will move in shortly before morning. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees occurring in the morning.

TUESDAY: A wet start with lingering rain quickly clearing eastwards as scattered showers and sunny spells develop. Afternoon temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees. Breezy with fresh and gusty westerly winds, winds will moderate in the evening. Showers will continue in Atlantic areas on Tuesday night, with long clear spells elsewhere. Overnight lows of 2 to 6 degrees.

WEDNESDAY: Another windy day with fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, along with a longer spell of rain during the day. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees. It will turn cold quickly in the evening with overnight lows of -1 to +2 degrees, leading to some frost and wintry showers.