Today:
Generally cloudy through the morning with scattered showers, then becoming brighter this afternoon with most places dry. Isolated showers may affect coasts. Feeling increasingly cold with northwesterly winds strong to gale force at times.

Tonight:
Many places dry and clear overnight with a frost forming. Some showers may affect coastal areas where they will become wintry this evening. Strong northwesterly winds on coasts, lighter inland.

Saturday:
Inland areas will be largely dry and bright or sunny. Scattered showers will affect coastal areas where they will again be wintry. Northwesterly winds will be strong and gusty.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Rain preceded by snow will spread across the region later on Sunday. Brighter with scattered showers on Monday, becoming wintry on Tuesday as cold strong northerly winds return.