A wet, cool night ahead for Co Kildare with fog developing in some areas towards dawn

It will be cloudy and wet tonight for Co Kildare as a band of rain moves through from the west.

The rain will ease across much of the province later in the night and some patches of mist and fog will develop towards dawn. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees. Moderate southeast winds will veer westerly and ease as the night goes on.

Some lingering rain and drizzle will affect coastal areas tomorrow, but elsewhere it will be mostly dry with some bright spells breaking through. Feeling cool, with highs of 7 to 9 degrees. Winds will be light and variable at first, but will freshen from the southeast during the afternoon.

According to Met Eireann, the weather over the next couple of days will be 'generally unsettled with spells of wet and windy weather', in particular affecting the west and southwest.

TOMORROW NIGHT: Breezy with outbreaks of rain, turning heavy and persistent across Connacht and Munster, with the risk of spot flooding here. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees Celsius, in a fresh and gusty southeast wind.

THURSDAY: A wet and breezy start across the midlands, west and south: some surface water too, after overnight rain. Dry and mostly cloudy over central and eastern parts of Ulster and east and northeast Leinster though, with odd the bright spell. The rain will become lighter and patchier through the day but it will stay cloudy. Cool, with highs of 7 to 9 degrees Celsius. Broken cloud and largely dry weather will follow overnight, but with frost and fog, and turning cold with overnight lows of 0 to 5 degrees Celsius.

FRIDAY: A cold and bright start with frost clearing. Dry for daylight hours across many areas, however cloud will tend to build and the winds will slowly freshen. Later in the afternoon rain will move into the west and southwest, and will push up into other areas later in the evening. The rain may even turn wintry, with a risk of sleet for a time over higher ground in the east and north.

Chilly with afternoon temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees Celsius, in a freshening southeast wind, windy along southern coasts. Temperatures will increase on Friday night and there will be further outbreaks of rain and drizzle.