Deirdre O Meara 
Ireland is set to experience a few more days of wet and windy conditions, but a major change is on the horizon. Independent weather forecaster, Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather, has predicted that lovely spring conditions are on the way. He took to Twitter to say, “Turning wet again tomorrow afternoon and into Friday with over 40mm of rain possible in the Southwest. Low pressure will give way to high pressure on Sunday and trends continue to show more settled weather from around next Tuesday as high pressure builds nearby.”
Today, the country will experience sunny spells with scattered showers, some of which may turn heavy with a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon. Clouds will thicken later in the day, with rain spreading from the south in the evening. The highest temperatures will be around 14 or 15 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with occasional rain and drizzle, and temperatures will range around 8 or 9 degrees.
Tomorrow will be cooler than recent days, with temperatures dropping to 10 or 11 degrees. It will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. There is no further forecast for Dublin, but the national outlook predicts cloudy weather with outbreaks of rain and drizzle continuing to affect northern and northeastern parts on Friday night. Clear breaks and showers will occur elsewhere, with lows of 5 to 8 degrees. Winds will be mostly moderate to fresh west to northwest, but light easterly or variable in the north and northeast.
Saturday is set to be mostly cloudy and damp in the east and north, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Brighter and drier intervals will occur further west and south with scattered showers. Highs of 8 to 11 degrees are expected, with winds mostly moderate to fresh west to northwest, but light northerly or variable in the north and northeast. Patchy rain and drizzle in the east and north will gradually die out overnight, with dry clear intervals in the west and southwest. Lows of 2 to 6 degrees are expected in mainly light northwest breezes.
Sunday will be often cloudy, although some sunny breaks will occur. Most areas will have a dry day with just isolated light showers, and highs of 10 to 13 degrees are expected in light variable breezes. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle developing in western counties, with lows of 4 to 7 degrees in light southeast breezes.
In summary, Ireland can expect wet and windy conditions for the next few days, but high pressure will build nearby from Sunday, bringing settled weather from around next Tuesday. Temperatures will drop to around 10 or 11 degrees tomorrow, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. There will be cloudy weather with outbreaks of rain and drizzle continuing to affect northern and northeastern parts on Friday night. Saturday will be mostly cloudy and damp in the east and north, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Sunday will be often cloudy, although some sunny breaks will occur, and most areas will have a dry day with just isolated light showers.
