Sun set for a return to Kildare this weekend just in time for the big Irish Derby festival

After some pretty poor weather over the last three days there is set to be a return of the sunshine once again this weekend, just in time for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby weekend at the Curragh. Sunday should see the best of the weather, with more sunny spells due to break through.

Cool tonight, especially given the time of year, with clear spells for a time. Increasing cloud in the west will bring some patches of drizzle and light rain to Atlantic coastal counties later in the night. Lowest temperatures 5 to 9 C. Light variable or southwest winds.

Bright in eastern areas at first tomorrow, with a little hazy sunshine in places. But cloudy, misty weather, with scattered light rain and drizzle, already in Atlantic coastal counties, will extend southeastwards over the country during the afternoon. A clearance will develop in western and northwestern areas by evening. Top temperatures 16 to 21 degrees Celsius, in mostly moderate west to southwest winds.

Saturday night will be cloudy and misty in places at first, with drizzle. But dry and fairly clear later. Lowest temperatures 7-11 degrees in moderate west to northwest breezes.

Largely dry on Sunday, with a mixture of cloud and sunny spells and just some well scattered showers. Top temperatures of 16-19 degrees, generally, but tipping 20 or 21 degrees at times, in sunshine in parts of Munster and south Leinster. Winds mainly moderate southwesterly, but fresh at first in some northern areas. Mild and misty overnight, with some patches of light rain developing in places. Lowest temperatures 10-14 degrees.