The weather is forecast to become more changeable later this week with some rain and showers possible, Met Éireann has said.

Today (Tuesday, May 5) will be mostly cloudy with sunny spells in places. Scattered showers in the north and west of the country will move southwards through the day, becoming confined to southern areas later.

Highest afternoon temperatures will be of 11° to 15°C with light northerly winds.

It will be a mainly dry night with clear spells and some isolated showers in the south and north-east. Overnight lows of 1° to 6°, feeling coldest over the northern half of the country, in a light northerly or variable breeze.

Weather

There will be a lot of dry weather on Wednesday with some sunny breaks, but a few scattered showers are expected mainly over the south, east and north-east. Highest temperatures of 11° to 15° with light southerly or variable breezes.

Staying dry in most areas on Wednesday night, some scattered showers in places. It will be another cool night with lowest temperatures of 1° to 6° in light southerly or variable breezes.

After a dry start on Thursday, it will become cloudier in the west and north-west during the day with patchy light rain and drizzle developing. There will be scattered showers elsewhere.

The south-westerly winds will be light to moderate, with highest temperatures of 12° to 15°.

Cloud and light rain will spread south-eastwards across the country on Thursday night, with clear spells following. Lowest overnight temperatures of 4° to 8° in light south-west breezes.

Friday will be cloudy at first with some rain and drizzle. Sunny spells and scattered showers in the afternoon, with some heavy downpours possible.

Afternoon highs of 11° to 15° in light to moderate westerly winds veering north-westerly later.

The current forecast shows that Saturday could be a cloudy day with some outbreaks of rain.

The outlook is for the weather to continue mixed on Sunday and into the early days of next week, with further rain and showers possible.

Met Éireann

In its latest farming commentary, Met Éireann said that rainfall amounts over the coming week are expected to be below average across the country, with just between 1mm and 15mm forecast.

It will feel cooler with mean air temperatures falling to between 9° and 11°, which is one or two degrees below average. Soil temperatures will decrease, but remain above normal values.

Due to those cooler temperatures and light winds, drying conditions will likely only be moderate.

Met Éireann said there will be good opportunities for spraying over the coming days. However, opportunities will reduce later in the week as conditions become more mixed.

Soil moisture deficits are expected to increase across all soils this week, with continued improvement in trafficability. Just poorly drained soils near southern coasts will stay close to saturation.