What has the weather in store for Leitrim and surrounding counties for the week ahead?

Monday will be cool with a fair amount of cloud and scattered showers. These will gradually die out by early evening with sunny spells for the rest of the day. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate northerly breezes. Monday night will be cold with clear spells and with frost in many areas. Lowest temperatures of -2 and +3 degrees.

Tuesday will start off dry with sunny spells and frost quickly clearing. Cloud will gradually increase from the southwest. During the afternoon, rain will develop in the southwest and will spread north-eastwards across the country through the evening and night. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with moderate east to southeast winds. Rain will continue through Tuesday night. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees early in the night, but it will turn milder towards morning.

Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with further outbreaks of rain. Some drier intervals will develop also, especially later in the day. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, light to moderate south to southeast winds.

Thursday, Friday and next weekend will be mostly mild and humid with rain or showers at times. Temperatures will be in the mid-teens with mostly light to moderate southerly winds.