Outlook

Overview: High pressure will dominate for Friday and the weekend bringing mainly dry and bright weather. Turning cold too as a northerly airflow is established, with widespread frost by night. Thursday night: A cloudy start to the night over the southern half of the country with continued patchy rain and drizzle. Drier, clearer weather further north will spread across the country overnight, though the rain and cloud will linger in the southwest. Turning cool as the rain clears with lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees in a light to moderate northwest breeze. Friday: Cool and bright on Friday with largely dry weather and sunny spells. However, it will be cloudier for a time in the southwest with the chance of patchy drizzle. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in light to moderate northerly winds. Friday night: A cold night with widespread frost and icy patches. Dry with long clear spells, though some mist and fog will develop. Lowest temperatures dipping to between -2 and +2 degrees in light northwesterly winds. Saturday: A cold, dry and bright day. Frost and fog will slowly clear through the morning with sunny spells developing. Afternoon temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in light northwesterly or variable winds. Saturday night: Staying cold and dry overnight with clear spells. Widespread frost will set in once again with mist and fog in places. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees in light variable winds. Sunday: A generally dry and cool day with sunny spells. It will turn cloudier over the western half of the country with patchy drizzle possible later. Afternoon temperatures of just 4 to 8 degrees in light southerly or variable winds. Early next week: Current indications suggest that the early days of next week will turn cloudier with rain and drizzle at times. Temperatures will recover slightly also