TODAY

Any lingering rain in the northeast will clear this morning.

Most places will be dry with good sunshine early in the day; however, later in the afternoon, south-easterly winds will freshen as cloud thickens from the southwest.

Heavy or thundery rain will arrive in the southwest in the evening and will extend north-eastwards with strengthening southeast winds.

Highest temperatures of 16C to 20C.

TONIGHT

Wet and windy tonight with outbreaks of rain spreading north-eastwards across the country. It will be heavy and thundery at times and will be followed by showers later.

It will be a windy night with fresh to strong southerly winds and south-westerly gales on Atlantic coasts.

Lowest temperatures of 9C to 11C.

Information supplied by Met Éireann