What's the weather for Brigid's Bank Holiday weekend?

The St Brigid's Day Bank Moliday weather forecast from Met Éireann looks promising in that it won't be freezing and there's be no storms.

In it's overview Met Éireann HQ said it would be mild for the weekend with sme bright spells, but overall a good lot of cloud with some mostly light rain and drizzle at times, though good long dry spells for most too with high pressure continuing its influence. Breezy at times.

Beyond Bank Holiday Monday, Met Éireann expects the weather to turn a bit more changeable and unsettled with pressure dropping, bringing more in the way of persistent and heavy rain at times, though some drier, brighter weather at times too. Temperatures will fluctuate through next week with alternating mild and colder spells.

MORE DETAILS BELOW FORECAST FROM GERRY MURPHY

National Forecast issued at 4.27pm on February 2.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy in Munster, Leinster and southern parts of Connacht with scattered outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. Ulster and north Connacht will be mainly dry with some bright or sunny intervals and a few isolated light showers. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees with light to moderate westerly breezes.

Saturday night wil be ostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Some mist and hill and coastal fog too. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in mostly moderate westerly winds.

Sunday: Cloudy for a time with rain and drizzle, becoming mostly confined to Ulster into the afternoon, where it'll be persistent in parts. Drier and becoming a little brighter elsewhere with some sunny spells, the best chance across Munster and south Leinster. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh and occasionally gusty southwest winds.

The persistent rain in Ulster will clear away northwards early on Sunday night. There'll be some clear spells, but overall a good lot of cloud with a little patchy light rain and drizzle at times, especially further west. Some mist too. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in mostly moderate southwest winds, occasionally fresh and gusty at times in some coastal parts.

Monday: A few bright spells, the best of these further east, but mostly cloudy and while there'll be plenty of dry weather, there'll be scattered patches of light rain and drizzle around, especially in western parts. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees. Breezy; with fresh and gusty southwest winds, becoming strong at times in coastal parts of the northwest and west.

A cold front will start to move down from the northwest on Monday night, bringing persistent and at times heavier rain, mainly into the north and west, while staying drier further to the south and east. Continuing breezy with fresh and gusty southwest winds, stronger in some coastal parts. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.

Tuesday: A cloudy day with that band of rain continuing to move down across the country, persistent and heavy at times. Still mild for many for much of the day, but drier, clearer and colder weather will start to follow from the north. Highest afternoon temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in parts of the north, to between 9 and 12 degrees elsewhere. Breezy with the rain with mostly fresh, occasionally strong and gusty southwest winds, but the winds will veer northwesterly as the rain clears and ease.

The last of the rain will clear southwards on Tuesday night, with the drier, colder clearer weather extending to all parts. Lowest temperatures of -1 to 4 degrees, coldest further north, with some frost and ice, in mostly light to moderate north to northwest breezes.

Wednesday: Dry, bright and chilly for a time on Wednesday, probably for much of the day, but with rain starting to move up from the southwest later. Cooler than previous days with highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees.

That rain will extend countrywide on Wednesday night and will be heavy at times. Breezy too, with moderate to fresh southeast winds. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees, but becoming milder with the rain.

Weekend Weather Update

Mild, breezy & mostly cloudy for the weekend with some patchy light rain or drizzle at times. ☁️ ☔️https://t.co/BgwnlFeX1D pic.twitter.com/JMD867LGyc

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 2, 2024

Further outlook: Mild and breezy for a time with further spells of rain on Thursday, though there's a chance it'll turn colder later in the week or for the following weekend with clear or bright spells and showers or longer spells of precipitation, some of it possibly wintry, and with some frost and ice.