Early morning mist giving way to sunny spells and temps as high as 16C for Kildare today

It will be another dry and unseasonably mild February day with just light southeast breezes and temperatures as high as 16C for Co Kildare.

After early mist clears, good sunshine will develop widely, though low cloud may linger near the coast. Highest temperatures 13 to 16 degrees Celsius, best values inland.

Dry and calm tonight. Rather cool with lowest temperatures of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius. Turning misty, with a little damp weather developing locally later in the night.

Thursday will bring a lot of dry weather generally, however it will be dull and locally damp to begin with some showery rain. Whilst it will slowly brighten-up, the odd heavy shower will appear across Leinster later. Still relatively mild, with highest temperatures ranging 11 to 14 degrees Celsius, in just light westerly breezes.

Friday: A cool start with any frost or local fog clearing. Staying dry across much of the eastern half of the country until evening, but gradually clouding over. Duller elsewhere with outbreaks of rain moving in off the Atlantic, turning persistent and extending eastwards before nightfall. Some heavy bursts are possible.

Afternoon highs will range 10 to 13 degrees Celsius, in mostly moderate southerly breezes, fresher though along the south coast. Rain will clear into the Irish Sea early in the night, but with further rain moving in off the Atlantic later. Frost free though, with fresh westerlies, and overnight lows of 4 to 7 degrees Celsius.