Friday will remain sunny and dry most of the day nationwide, although there will be some cloud and possible showers in the south east in the afternoon, weather bureaus say.

The temperature will range from 17 degrees on the coast to 23 degrees inland, with light southwesterly breezes.

The weekend will be mostly dry but will be cloudy for much of the time. Saturday will have the best of the sunshine and there could be some showers on Sunday, the KNMI said.  With temperatures ranging from 17 degrees to 20 degrees in the east it will be cooler than Friday.

The picture will be similar into next week, with showers and some sunshine and temperatures below normal for the time of year, the KNMI said.