Parades could get lucky after Met Éireann's latest St Patrick's Day weather forecast

Parades scheduled for the afternoon could get the best of the weather on St Patrick's Day, Met Éireann's latest forecast has revealed.

In their full forecast for Thursday, Met Éireann said: "St Patrick's Day will be mostly cloudy with showery rain moving eastwards across the country. Through the afternoon, drier and brighter weather will follow from the west with showers becoming isolated and sunny spells developing. Breezy with fresh, gusty southwest winds veering westerly, which will ease later. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees, coolest in the north and northwest."

"Thursday night will be dry with clear spells and frost in places. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +2 degrees. Light and variable breezes will become southeasterly overnight."

They predict: "Friday will be dry with good sunny spells."