Early sunny spells to give way to rain later today, says Met Éireann

Thursday will start off mostly dry with sunny spells, but there will be rain as the day goes on, according to Met Éireann.

Highest temperatures on Friday will be up to 14 degrees, with light to moderate winds, becoming fresh as the day continues.

Thursday night is expected to be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, but temperatures are expected to only drop to 9 degrees overnight.

The forecast is for more of the same on Friday with rain, sunny spells and scattered showers later on in the day.

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Some of the showers will be heavy and thundery, possibly merging to longer spells of rain at times throughout the day. It will also be breezy, with fresh and gusty southwest winds developing, and highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.

Saturday is forecast to feature spells of sunshine with scattered showers becoming more isolated later in the day. Highest temperatures are expected to range between 9 and 13 degrees in light to moderate west to northwest breezes.

There may be less rain across the island on Sunday, with conditions forecast to be mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud and sunshine and the odd light shower. Highest temperatures are expected to range between 10 to 13 degrees in mostly light southeasterly or variable breezes.