Today will be a cool, windy day with bright or sunny spells and showers, some of them heavy, especially in Connacht, Ulster and in west Munster.

Maximum temperatures are expected between 8 to 11 degrees.

Tonight, there will be further showers, some of them heavy in parts of west Munster, Connacht and west Ulster, but good clear spells further east. Minimum temperatures are predicted to be between 3 and 5 degrees.