ALERT: Met Éireann's Irish weather forecast for the rest of the week has landed

Most areas will be dry with clear spells tonight (Wendesday), but there will be scattered showers in the north and west and some of these may be of sleet. It will be cold with frost and ice as temperatures fall to between -2 and +1 degrees. Winds will be light and variable.

TOMORROW - Thursday 30th January
Tomorrow will start mostly dry with sunny spells and just isolated showers, mainly in the north and west. Cloud will increase later and outbreaks of rain or drizzle will develop in Atlantic counties by evening. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with light to moderate south to southwest winds, freshening in the west and northwest later.

National Outlook
Overview: Changeable, with rain and breezy conditions at times. Turning a little milder.

Thursday night: Rain will move eastwards across the country and will be heavy at times. Clear spells and isolated showers will follow from the west. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees with moderate to fresh west to northwest winds, easing light to moderate overnight.

Friday: Dry with hazy sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in light and variable winds, becoming southerly later.

Friday night: It will become cloudy on Friday night, with some patches of light rain or drizzle developing over the western half of the country. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees with moderate south to southeast winds.

Saturday: Breezy and cloudy with outbreaks of light rain or drizzle. Heavier rain will move into the west and southwest by evening. Highest temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees in a moderate to fresh southerly wind.

Saturday night: Cloudy and wet with widespread rain, turning heavy at times. Breezy at first with moderate to fresh southerly winds but winds will turn westerly and ease overnight. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees.

Sunday: Wet in the east on Sunday morning, with some heavy falls of rain. The rain is forecast to clear eastwards from most areas leaving dry and bright conditions, but may linger in the southeast. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with light north to northwest winds.