Rain set to return next week

The rest of the week will be dry and sunny for the most part as High Pressure continues to deliver settled conditions across Ireland.

Temperatures will range 15 to 20°C, warmest in the west.

Winds will be light and variable for the remainder of this week.

Overnight temperatures will drop low enough for a touch of frost in inland locations. Some mist and fog will also develop in places.

Sunshine will be widespread for the rest of the working week but will become a little hazier on Thursday and Friday.

It will gradually turn cloudier later on Friday and into Saturday, and temperatures will drop to 13 to 16°C.

Unsettled conditions from Sunday through next week will bring an end to what has been an exceptionally dry spell of weather.

On Sunday, showers will make inroads from the south.

All parts of Ireland will see rainfall at times next week as Atlantic frontal systems approach from the west.

Temperatures will drop to 11 to 14°C.

Winds will be moderate westerly at the beginning of the week before becoming moderate and variable, depending on the exact track of depressions that cross the country.

There will be dry spells with sunshine at times, but overall precipitation levels will be close to the seasonal average or slightly above average for all locations.

Later next week, there is a divergence in weather model output for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend with scenarios ranging from a continuation of relatively unsettled conditions to drier weather forming as high pressure builds close to Ireland.

Overall, a change to more settled conditions is favoured for the final 7 to 10 days of the month with high pressure becoming more dominant.