NATIONAL FORECAST

TODAY

An unsettled day for all with sunny spells and showers. Brightest for Munster and Leinster with the heaviest of showers for Connacht and Ulster, where they may merge to form longer spells of rain. Gale-force winds for Ulster and Connacht with a blustery day elsewhere .

13-16C (55-61F).

TONIGHT

Gales will slowly ease through the evening and overnight but staying blustery for many. Showers will ease for Munster and Leinster but some light showers will persist for Ulster and Connacht through the early hours. Chilly.

10-13C (50-55F).

TOMORROW

Some light showers to start the day for Ulster but these will tend to ease through the morning. Through the day, plenty of sunny spells will develop for all areas, especially through the afternoon. A moderate westerly breeze will continue for all and feeling cool.

14-18C (57-64F).

REGIONAL FORECAST

Ulster:

It will be a generally unsettled day with a lot of cloud and showers or longer spells of rain, some heavy in the afternoon. Remaining wet into the evening. Chilly with a brisk south-westerly wind. High 12-15C (54-59F). Tonight, showers continue. Low 9-12C (48-54F).

Connacht:

After a wet start, the day will stay mostly dull and cloudy with scattered squally showers. Chilly with a strong westerly wind. High 12-15C (54-59F). Tonight, cloudy with drizzle. Low 7-10C (45-50F).

Munster:

A windy day. It will be mostly cloudy and grey with scattered, blustery showers. Chilly with a strong westerly wind. High 13-16C (55-61F). Tonight, dry but cloudy. Low 8-11C (46-52F).

Leinster:

It is going to be cloudy with a chance of patchy light rain for a while. Showers during the afternoon. Showers will slowly die away through the evening. Chillier with a brisk westerly wind. High 13-16C (55-61F). Tonight, dry but cloudy. Low 8-11C (46-52F).

Dublin:

Mainly cloudy with spells of rain and scattered showers today. Bright at times. Brisk south-westerly winds. High 14-17C (57-63F). Tonight, dry but cloudy. Low 9-12C (48-54F).