Settled weather returns following heavy rain

There will be plenty of settled weather up to mid-week as high pressure builds to the south and west of Ireland.

Following today’s rain, Sunday through Wednesday will bring dry conditions away from the northwest and west coasts where there will be occasional drizzle or light showers at times.

Temperatures will range between 10 C and 14 C during the period.

Sunday night looks like being the coldest night of the period with temperatures dropping close to or below freezing into Monday morning and frost forming in sheltered inland locations.

Monday will be a much milder night, but frost could return to inland locations on Tuesday night.

It will be generally overcast for the next five days but some breaks in the cloud will occur at times.

Gentle to moderate north-westerly winds shifting south-westerly by Tuesday will dominate the coming week.

Atlantic systems will bring showers or periods of light rain for the second half of next week. However, overall rainfall totals are expected to be close or below average for the time of year.

There are signs that high pressure could rebuild toward the end of April and into early May, reintroducing settled conditions across Ireland.