Showers forecast for St Patrick's Day as mixed weather continues

Saturday looks set to a wet and breezy day for most of the country. File Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Milder conditions are forecast for the St Patrick's Day bank holiday weekend after a few days of unsettled weather, particularly in Cork and Kerry.

According to Met Éireann, the dull start to Friday will give way to longer, sunnier spells later this afternoon, with the best of these likely in the south and southeast. Temperatures today will range between 9C and 13C in moderate northwest winds, which will ease later in the day.