WEATHER: Sunny spells expected as rain clears
Cloud set to thicken tonight
Mixed and changeable weather expected this week, looking more unsettled over the weekend.
Today
Blustery this morning with outbreaks of rain pushing northeastwards. Drier conditions in Munster, with sunny spells developing, will follow in the clearance as the last of the rain clears from north Ulster by early afternoon.
Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with strong and gusty southwest winds decreasing moderate during the afternoon.
Tonight
Largely dry with clear skies at first tonight but cloud will thicken from the Atlantic with rain developing in the southwest later in the night. Rather cold in the north and east with lowest temperatures of 0 to 3 degrees and a touch of frost possible, less cold further south and west with lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees. Moderate southeast breezes will freshen overnight.