Met Eireann Ireland weather forecast

The weather is set to turn warmer and be largely dry for the weekend ahead of a return to unsettled conditions next week, Met Éireann has forecast. It will be bright today and feeling fresh with sunny spells and passing showers.

Maximum temperatures will range between 15C to 18C with a mostly light southwest or variable breeze. There will be lowest temperatures between 8C to 11C in a fresh and blustery southwest breeze. There will be some sunny spells on Thursday but with lots of cloud overall.

IRELAND is set to bask in 21C heat on the weekend - but first sunny spells and showers are on the cards today.The national forecaster has said it will.

A few showers will develop in the afternoon and the best of the sunshine will be seen in coastal areas as temperatures reach 15C to 18C. It looks set to be a mild and humid night on Sunday with the chance of a few heavy showers breaking out later on - with temperatures of 11C to 14C. The forecaster explained: " Showers will tend to become confined to coastal counties of the west and north overnight with long dry and clear spells developing elsewhere. "A few of the showers will be heavy with a slight chance of hail. Thursday evening will see sunny spells develop more widely across the south and east of the country - with temperatures of 12C to 15C. A few of the showers are predicted to be heavy with a slight chance of hail.

The weather is set to turn warmer and be largely dry for the weekend ahead of a return to unsettled conditions next week, Met Éireann has forecast.

Maximum temperatures will range between 15C to 18C with a mostly light southwest or variable breeze. There will be lowest temperatures between 8C to 11C in a fresh and blustery southwest breeze. There will be some sunny spells on Thursday but with lots of cloud overall.