The weather will remain largely mixed over the course of the weekend, with rain continuing in many places, and it will be cold for this time of year as well, according to Met Éireann.

Today (Friday, September 27) will be cool and breezy with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures will be 10° to 13° in a moderate to fresh northerly wind, backing northwest later and easing.

It will be cold tonight with good clear spells. A few showers will drift in from the Atlantic too, mostly to northern and western areas. Lowest temperatures overnight will be 1° to 6° with some grass frost likely in light winds.

Tomorrow (Saturday, September 28) will be mostly dry with scattered cloud and good sunny spells at times. A few showers will develop in places. Light to moderate westerly winds will fall light later in the day and back southerly, with highest temperatures of 11° to 14°.

Rain, heavy in parts, will spread up from the southwest, over much of the country during Saturday night and Sunday (September 29), reaching the north coast on Sunday afternoon, and accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty easterly winds. Some spot flooding may occur in parts too. Highest temperatures will be 11° to 15°.

The rain should turn more patchy on Sunday evening and night with a lighter northerly breeze setting in. Lowest temperatures are expected to be around 7° to 10°.

Monday (September 30) will bring some dry weather but with some scattered outbreaks of rain as well. There will be some brighter spells too with temperatures likely to be in the low to mid-teens, in a light to moderate northwest breeze.

Tuesday (October 1) looks set to bring good sunny spells and just a few scattered showers, especially near northern and northwestern coasts. Highest temperatures should be between 11° and 14° in a light to moderate north to northwest breeze.

Tuesday night is expected to be dry and cold with clear spells leading to some mist and fog patches. Some grass frost will form also, with lowest temperatures of 1° to 5°.

It should brighten up on Wednesday (October 2) with sunny spells, before it turns wet and breezy again later in the day or overnight. Highest temperatures are expected to be 12° to 14°.