Unsettled conditions but relatively mild for coming days

The weather is set to continue unsettled for the coming days, but it will be relatively mild for this time of year, according to Met Éireann.

This morning (Monday, December 14), scattered showers with bright spells will develop. It will become a breezy day as showers will largely affect southern and western counties, where they may be heavy at times.

Drier and brighter conditions will prevail further north and east, with just isolated showers occurring. Highest temperatures will be 7° to 10° in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Tonight, scattered blustery showers will continue to affect mainly western and southern coastal counties. It will be mainly dry elsewhere with good clear spells. Lowest temperatures should be 3° to 6°, coldest over Ulster and north Leinster with the clearest skies.

Southerly winds will be moderate during the night, with some mist patches developing but staying fresh on southern and western coasts.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, December 15) will be generally dry with good sunny spells, the best of which will be in the north and east. Cloudier with frequent blustery showers in southern and western counties, a few of which will move further inland.

Highest temperatures tomorrow will be 6° to 10° in moderate to fresh southerly winds. Later in the afternoon, cloud will push up from the south ahead of heavy rain accompanied by strengthening winds.

Tomorrow night will be wet and windy. A low pressure system will move up from the south over the country bringing strong and gusty winds with gales on southern and eastern coasts, along with heavy rainfall throughout the country bringing a risk of coastal and surface flooding. Lowest temperatures of 3° to 7° will occur early in the night.

Wednesday (December 16) will be wet and windy to begin. Strong and gusty mainly southerly winds will veer southwesterly during the afternoon and gradually easing. The rain will clear northeastwards with scattered showers feeding in from the Atlantic. Highest temperatures will be 8° to 11°.

Wednesday night will be dry for the most part but scattered showers will continue to feed in from the Atlantic, mainly affecting western and northwestern area.

Lowest temperatures of 3° to 6° will occur towards dawn. Some mist and fog patches will develop in light to moderate south to southwest breezes.

A mix of sunny spells with scattered showers will develop on Thursday morning (December 17), but rain and drizzle will feed in from the west later in the day. Highest temperatures will be 8° to 11° in moderate southerly winds, fresh at times.

Thursday will see a humid night, with temperatures barely decreasing, with lows of 7° to 10° in light to moderate southerly winds, freshening later as a further spell of heavy rain moves in from the west later in the night.

Friday (December 18) will see a wet start to the day as rain crosses the country eastwards, clearing to showers in the afternoon. Highest temperatures will be 9° to 12° in mainly moderate southerly winds.

At the weekend, it will remain unsettled, but becoming slightly cooler with highest temperatures of 6° to 10°.