St Patrick's Day weather forecast sees wind, rain, and sun expected across Ireland

The weather for St Patrick's Day will see a mix of a little bit of everything throughout the day.

Met Éireann is forecasting a mild but breezy day.

The day will begin dry and cloudy with some "patchy light" drizzle.

Outbreaks of rain will continue throughout the morning, getting lighter as it reaches the east coast and the day goes on.

As evening approaches, there will be sunny spells and isolated showers.

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There will be fresh and "gusty" winds which will ease as the rain does.

There will be highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.

St Patrick's Day night will be mostly dry with some mist, drizzle, and fog in parts of the country.

It will become cold as the sky clears with some light breezes. 

Temperatures will drop to between 2 and 9 degrees.

Wednesday will see patchy rain and drizzle with some early morning mist and fog.

It will become mild with sunny spells later in the day, with highest temperatures of 11 to 16 degrees. 

Thursday will be the nicest day of the week, with Met Éireann describing it as "pleasant" with widespread sunshine.

There will be highest temperatures of 12 to 18 degrees.

Friday will see another dry day with spells of hazy sunshine with highest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees.

The weekend will turn somewhat cooler but will stay dry and settled with just light breezes.