TODAY
It will be cool and blustery today with scattered showers.
The showers will become fairly widespread during the afternoon with the risk of an isolated thunderstorm across the northern half of the country.
The showers will tend to drop off towards evening with good sunshine developing in many areas.
Top temperatures of only 13C to 16C degrees in fresh and gusty west to northwest winds.
TONIGHT
Scattered showers will continue across parts of Ulster and Connacht overnight but it will become largely dry elsewhere with good clear spells developing.
Turning quite chilly with minimum temperatures of 5C to 9C degrees in moderate northwest breezes.