The week ahead will be a mixed one. Here are 5 things you should know. Monday will see cloudy and patchy rain move from west to east, clearing to brighter spells developing behind. Tuesday will see heavier, more persistent rain clear south-eastwards through the country with sunny spells developing behind.

Getting that perhaps final cut in over the coming weeks could prove crucial, if the current modelling is anything to go by. Over the next ten days to perhaps two weeks, both the ECMWF and CFS are suggesting that higher pressure will have more of an influence, bringing generally drier conditions.