TODAY

The last of the overnight rain will quickly clear into the Irish Sea this morning.

It will be blustery today, with sunny spells and scattered heavy showers.

The showers will be wintry at times, especially across the north and west with sleet at lower levels and snow over high ground.

There will also be a risk of hail and thunder.

Showers will become confined to the north and west by evening.

Highs of 5C to 8C, but feeling cooler in brisk westerly winds with gales on west and north coasts.

TONIGHT

Scattered showers in the west and north and largely dry elsewhere early tonight – with clear spells allowing temperatures to fall to between 2C and 5C.

However, temperatures will rise overnight as cloud increases and rain arrives in the northwest and slowly spreads southeastwards, covering the northern half of the country by dawn.

The rain will be heavy over high ground in the northwest with some local flooding.

Southwesterly winds will strengthen tonight with gales on western and northwestern coasts.

Information supplied by Met Éireann