General
A rainbow around The Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry. Photo: Getty Images
The weekend is forecast to be a mixed bag of sunny spells and scattered showers, with the current forecast showing positive signs for those making the journey to Croke Park on Sunday.
Some showers during this afternoon and evening will turn heavy in the north and northwest. There will also be some sunshine from the early afternoon, particularly in the west and southwest.
Highest temperatures today will range from 16 to 21C.
It will start off dry tonight but cloud will build later, bringing rain to northwestern areas, possibly turning heavy. Lowest temperatures will be between 10 and 14C.
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Those conditions will hold into Sunday morning, when there will be a cloudy start and showers will spread across the country. There are good signs for the All-Ireland football final though, with showers to ease off during the afternoon and sunny spells to arrive.
Highs on Sunday will again be between 16 and 21C.
Heading into next week, the mix of wet and dry weather is expected to continue and Met Éireann has said temperatures will “generally” be in the high teens or low twenties.
Monday will start off mostly dry and sunny before cloud builds up to bring some rain and drizzle, with highest temperatures of 17 to 21C.
There will be a “dull and damp” start on Tuesday with some outbreaks of rain, though there will also be some spells of drier weather during the day, bringing bright, sunny spells.
On Wednesday, there will be another cloudy start followed by a mix of sun and showers during the day. It will be a mostly dry, bright evening, with highs of 17 to 22C
“Some uncertainty in the detail” remains for Thursday, but it is a similar forecast to the rest of next week, with some rain expected in the morning before clearing to bring sunny spells.