The coming weekend is expected to be cold, bright, and mostly dry, with daytime temperatures reaching 10C at best.
Today, Friday, will be a bright, cold, and dry day. Temperatures will fall sharply after dark though, sinking to 0C or -1C. A band of light rain will cross Ireland during the night, pushing temperatures up to 3C or 4C.
Saturday will start off bright in the west but dull and wet in the east. Showers will gradually ease in the east during the night, giving way to a bright and mostly dry Sunday across the country.
The outlook is for wet weather to return by Monday, with persistent rain, turning wintry at times.