There will be limited bright spells in the coming days as low pressure continues to dominate, bringing spells of wet and often breezy weather, Met Éireann has said.

Today (Friday, January 23) will see some mist and fog patches early on. It will be a generally dull day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, and with just limited bright spells.

It will become breezy with moderate to fresh east to northeast winds, stronger near eastern and southeastern coasts. Highest temperatures will be 5° to 9°.

While there will be some clear spells early on tonight, it will be a mostly cloudy night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. These will be heaviest and most persistent over the southern half of the country.

Breezy with moderate to fresh east to northeast winds, stronger near eastern and southeastern coasts. Lowest temperatures will be 3° to 8°, mildest in the east and southeast.

Tomorrow (Saturday, January 24) will be a generally dull day with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. These will be heaviest and most persistent over the southern half of the country with the best of any dry spells further north.

Tomorrow will see moderate to fresh easterly winds, stronger near eastern and southeastern coasts, but easing and becoming variable in the southwest through the day. Highest temperatures will be 5° to 9°.

Tomorrow night is set to be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures will be 3° to 6°, with moderate to fresh - even strong at times - easterly winds, becoming cyclonic variable through the night.

Sunday (January 25) will start off generally cloudy with widespread outbreaks of rain and drizzle. These outbreaks will become less frequent and widespread through the day with some sunny spells developing in places.

Highest temperatures will be 5° to 9°, with moderate to fresh cyclonic variable winds becoming mostly easterly and easing.

Sunday night will be mostly dry apart from a few light outbreaks of rain or drizzle.

While there will be clear spells at first, cloud will begin to build from the southwest through the second half of the night, with more persistent rain following into the southwest towards morning.

Lowest temperatures on Sunday night should be 2° to 6°, with light to moderate east to southeast winds.

Monday (January 26) will be cloudy, breezy, and wet, with rain, heavy at times, spreading northeastwards across the country.

Highest temperatures will be 5° to 9°, with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds, stronger on eastern and southeastern coasts.

Met Éireann said there is some uncertainty in the detail for Tuesday (January 27), but current indications are that conditions will be cloudier and wetter further east, and drier with the best of any bright spells further west.

Highest temperatures on Tuesday are expected to be 4° to 8°, with light to moderate northwesterly or variable winds.

Beyond that, low pressure is set to continue to dominate Irish weather, bringing continued unsettled and mixed conditions, according to Met Éireann.