Today
Early frost, mist or fog will clear this morning to leave a mainly dry day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells.
Afternoon temperatures will range from 6 to 10 degrees in freshening southeasterly breezes.
Tonight
Tonight will be mainly dry with increasing cloud keeping temperatures above freezing for much of the south and west of the country with overnight lows of 2 to 6 degrees there.
Clearer skies further north and east with temperatures falling close to zero in some areas allowing frost to form.
Moderate to fresh and gusty southeast winds will be strong along coasts.
Some patchy rain is likely on west or south coasts before Friday morning.