Met Eireann confirm ‘mainly dry' bank holiday in new full weekend forecast before ‘unsettled' Atlantic regime shake-up
IRELAND is set to see dry weather during this bank holiday weekend, despite a mobile Atlantic regime bringing mixed conditions.
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Carlow Weather described today as 'dull'
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Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather explained that today will be "dull",
He said: "A dull Thursday morning with rain in Northern areas and a windy day ahead too."
Some drier intervals are expected to develop in Connacht and Ulster during the afternoon.
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Temperatures will reach highs of between 15C to 19C.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle which will clear to the southeast by the morning.
Clear intervals and some mist patches will follow, as mild temperatures are expected.
It will range from 10C to 13C.
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Met Eireann confirmed tomorrow will be "mainly dry" with a fair amount of cloud and "some sunny breaks" - but scattered showers will develop in the afternoon.
Temperatures will rise to between 16C and 20C.
Friday night will be another "mainly dry" few hours with clear spells.
And looking further ahead, Met Eireann warned of an Atlantic regime making its mark on Ireland with wet and windy conditions.
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The weather forecaster explained: "A mobile Atlantic regime dominates bringing mixed and changeable conditions."
Saturday will start off mainly dry, before rain spreads eastwards across the country through the morning and early afternoon.
Rain will clear during the afternoon as sunshine and showers follow for the rest of the day. Some of the rain will be heavy in the northwest.
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Met Eireann confirmed Saturday's temperatures will peak between 15C and 19C with moderate to fresh southwest winds - but it will become "very windy" near Atlantic coasts.
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The weather boffins warned people in the worst-hit areas to prepare for "strong to gale force and gusty southwest winds" in the evening and continuing on Saturday night with more showers.
Sunday will be breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers.
It will be cooler, as high temperatures reach between 13C and 17C.
Bank Holiday Monday will be mainly dry with sunny spells and a few showers.
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Rain is set to develop in the west by the end of the day.
This is set to spread eastwards through Monday night.
Highest temperatures will range from 14C to 17C.
Met Eireann added: "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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Met Eireann said the weekend will be 'mainly dry'
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It will be very windy near Atlantic coasts on Saturday night
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