WEATHER: Chilly day ahead with spells of winter sunshine

Mild and breezy with scattered outbreaks of rain this week, mainly affecting Atlantic counties.

Bright today with any frost and ice clearing. Dry across Munster for the day with low winter sunshine and just light southwest breezes. A chilly day with highest temperatures of 5 to 7 degrees.

Dry with clear spells tonight. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees with light to moderate southwest winds, freshening later.

Some bright or sunny spells to begin on Wednesday, before cloud increases and a band of rain moves across Munster in the evening. Windy with fresh to strong southwest winds, later veering westerly and moderating. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees.

Outbreaks of rain in the south and east Wednesday night will gradually clear to give clear spells overnight, with mostly dry conditions developing. Lowest temperatures of -1 to +2 degrees with frost and ice likely, in mostly light variable breezes.

Cloudy across Atlantic counties with patchy mist and drizzle on Thursday. Dry elsewhere with some sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

Mostly cloudy overnight with patchy rain and drizzle feeding in from the west. Mild with overnight temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees, in moderate to fresh southwest winds.

Dull or overcast with scattered outbreaks of rain on Friday, heaviest across the west and northwest. A breezy day with moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Mild and humid with highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.