The current settled spell of weather will continue for another week with a slow return to an Atlantic-driven regime beyond the middle of next week.
Apart from some passing light showers during the first half of Friday, the coming 7 days will be largely dry with a mix of cloud and sunny spells each day.
Temperatures will range from 6 to 10c up to and including St Patrick’s Day and will rise to highs of 9-13c by Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
Overnight frost, particularly in sheltered inland locations, will persist each night up to and including Tuesday.
Light northeast to east winds will continue until Sunday but will become gentle to moderate easterly on St Patrick’s Day, adding a noticeable wind chill effect for anyone attending parades across Ireland.
Winds will shift southerly and later southeasterly from mid-week as Atlantic systems approach the west coast.