The sun is making an appearance this weekend

The weather has been a let down of late to say the least but from today it's looking up!

For a brief period at least. Today, Thursday, will be cloudy with sunny spells, highest temperatures should reach between 15 - 19 degrees.

Tomorrow, Friday, the temperature will reach the same highs of between 15 - 19, starting out cloudy and growing sunnier by the day.

Saturday will see the best of the sunshine. The midlands is set to get the best of the fair weather according to Met Éireann. Dry, sunny, and highs of 19 degrees.

A spell of persistant rain is forecast for Saturday night however. But the dry weather is set to continue on Sunday, if feeling a little cooler, with some isolated showers.

The outlook for next week is dry, bright and sunny!