The weather will see a change this weekend, with conditions turning cloudier, bringing cooler conditions and showers or longer spells of rain, according to Met Éireann.

Mist and fog will generally clear this morning (Friday, April 11) to leave another dry and mainly sunny day. However, fog may linger in some coastal areas, mainly in the midwest and west.

It will feel warm today, with highest temperatures generally ranging from 17° to 22° in a light southerly or variable breeze, though a little cooler and duller where the fog continues to linger.

It will be dry and mostly clear at first tonight, but with some areas of mist and fog. Lowest temperatures will be 0° to 6° in light southerly or variable breezes.

The mist and fog will clear tomorrow morning (Saturday, April 12), and while there will be some sunshine at times, it the weather will become cloudier generally.

Many areas will hold dry for a good part of the day, though a few showers are possible at any stage in southeastern and eastern coastal parts, while a band of rain and drizzle will start to move in from the west later in the afternoon and evening.

Highest temperatures will be 12° to 17° tomorrow, with light to moderate southerly or variable breezes, gradually veering westerly, and becoming a little fresher at times in western coastal parts.

Any rain and drizzle will clear eastwards early on Saturday night leaving variable cloud and clear spells. Scattered showers will spread from the Atlantic overnight, affecting mainly western counties. Lowest temperatures will be 2° to 7° in light to moderate westerly breezes.

Scattered showers in the west will spread eastwards over the country on Sunday morning (April 13) with sunny spells in between. There will be a continued mix of sunshine and showers for the rest of the day.

Some of the showers could turn heavy, with hail and the chance of the occasional spell of thunder. It will be a noticeably cooler day, with highest temperatures of just 9° to 12° in mostly moderate southwest to west winds, increasing fresh and gusty at times, especially in western and southern coastal areas.

There will be a mix of cloudy and clear weather on Sunday night, with showers becoming isolated and largely confined to western and southern coasts. Lowest temperatures will be 1° to 6° with winds decreasing light to moderate southerly, a little fresher by the west coast.

Monday (April 14) will start out dry with sunshine for many, but scattered showers near Atlantic coasts will become fairly widespread by the afternoon. Again, some of the showers could be heavy and of hail, with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Highest temperatures are expected to be 9° to 12° in mostly moderate, occasionally fresh and gusty southwest winds, which will ease mostly light later.

It will become mostly dry on Monday night with clear spells as showers become isolated and mainly confined to western coastal parts. Lowest temperatures should be 0° to 5° with a touch of frost.

Met Éireann has indicated that the showers and rain - some heavy and persistent - will continue into the middle of next week, with the chance of hail and some thunderstorms.