A dry, mostly cloudy day ahead for Co Kildare

By Kim O'Leary

It's set to be a mostly dry day with a good deal of cloud and some sunny intervals for Co Kildare today, with highest temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees with mostly moderate west to northwest breezes.

Tonight will be dry and mostly cloudy. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees, coldest in the south.

According to Met Eireann, for much of Leinster, tomorrow Thursday will be mostly cloudy and mainly dry with some sunny breaks, the best of these in the south and during the morning. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle will develop in the north of the province in the evening and will spread southwards in the late evening and early night. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees with moderate westerly breezes.

On Thursday night, rain and drizzle will clear southwards. Clear spells and showers will follow from the north, mainly over Ulster and Connacht. Winds will become northwesterly and will increase fresh to strong and gusty overnight. It will become cold with lowest temperatures of 3 or 4 degrees.

Friday will be cold and blustery or windy with sunshine and showers of rain or hail, some of them heavy. They'll be heaviest and most frequent in the west and north. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with fresh to strong, gusty north to northwest winds, strongest in coastal areas.

On Friday night, frost will develop in some inland areas as temperatures fall to between 0 and 3 degrees.

Saturday will continue cold with sunshine and showers of rain or hail. A few may be thundery. Showers will be heaviest and most frequent in coastal counties. They'll be more isolated in inland counties. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with fresh, gusty northerly winds, strong at times in coastal areas.

Sunday will be a bright day with good sunny spells. Showers will mainly affect east and north facing coastal counties. They'll be more isolated elsewhere. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with moderate to fresh north to northeast winds.