Wet and windy conditions to dominate Mayo's weekend weather

Mayo is facing a weekend of wet and windy weather conditions.

Saturday will start with widespread rain, heavy at times, with localised flooding possible and accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds.

The winds will veer southwesterly and increase near gale force or gale force at times along coasts.

Blustery showers or longer spells of rain will follow from the west through the afternoon with the ongoing risk of localised flooding. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.

It will be cooler than of late with temperatures dipping to the mid to high teens.

Saturday night will be breezy with spells of rain, heavy at times in the north and west with the chance of localised flooding.

Sunday will be a breezy day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells.

Scattered showers will move eastwards over the country, heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms possible and with longer spells of rain in the northwest.

The best of the dry and sunny intervals will be in the east and southeast.

Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees with fresh and gusty south or southwest winds, moderating during the evening.

Monday will see some sunny spells - but widespread showers expected for much of the day, heavy or possible thundery at times.

The showers will ease during the evening and will become mostly confined to the western half of the country. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 or 19 degrees in in moderate to fresh west or southwest winds, strong along Atlantic coasts.

There's a good deal of uncertainty in respect of next week.

But indications are that our weather will continue unsettled with further spells of rain and showers.