Bank holiday weekend: Sunshine and showers to bring mixed weather
The June bank holiday weekend will see a mix of sunshine and showers, with the current trend of unsettled weather set to continue.
Met Éireann has said Friday will be mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud and some sunny breaks.
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Scattered showers will develop in the afternoon, and highest temperatures will be 16 to 20 degrees.
Saturday is set to start off mainly dry, with rain spreading eastwards across the country through the morning and early afternoon.
The rain will clear during the afternoon with sunshine and showers following for the rest of the day, some heavy in the northwest.
Highest temperatures will be between 15 and 19 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest winds.
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However, Met Éireann warned it will become very windy later in the day near Atlantic coasts, with strong to gale force and gusty southwest winds developing in the evening and continuing for a time on Saturday night along with further showers.
Sunday is set to be breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers.
It wil be cooler with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees and moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds.
Bank Holiday Monday will be mainly dry with sunny spells and just a few showers.
However, rain will develop in the west by the end of the day and will spread eastwards on Monday night.
Highest temperatures will range from 14 to 17 degrees. Light to moderate southwest winds will increase moderate to fresh southerly in the evening, Met Éireann said.
The national forecaster said current indications suggest that Tuesday will be a wet day and that the weather will continuing changeable and unsettled for the rest of next week.
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