Met Éireann names the ‘best day' of the bank holiday weekend but showers expected
While there will again be showers on Sunday, it could be the day that gets the best of the weather over the bank holiday weekend.
This bank holiday weekend will see plenty of showers but there will be one or two dry breaks as we make our way into June.
It will start off dry in many areas today, though southern parts of the country will see some mist and drizzle. Rain will then spread across the country during the morning and afternoon, followed by a mixed day of sunny spells and scattered showers.
Today will be 'quite breezy', according to Met Éireann, with highest temperatures of 15 to 20C.
There will be some heavy rain overnight in the west and north of the country, but it will turn patchier heading towards the morning. Lows will range from 7 to 11C.
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While there will again be showers on Sunday, it could be the day that gets the best of the weather over the bank holiday weekend.
"Tomorrow then, the 1st of June, it's going to be the start of meteorological summer and it's shaping up to be the best day of the weekend, with a mix of sunny spells and well scattered showers,' meteorologist Aoife Kealy said in Met Éireann's morning forecast.
"The showers will be most frequent over the northern half of the country with the best of any sunshine further south.'
Highest temperatures on Sunday will range from 13 to 18C.
Met Éireann doesn't have much good news heading into next week, with rain and showers expected each day and some blustery weather at times.
It will stay mostly dry on Sunday night with just a few showers, with lows of 5 to 9C,
Bank holiday Monday will start mostly dry with a mix of sunny spells and some showers. It will turn cloudier from the morning into the afternoon, with rain spreading across the country and turning heavy in places. Highest temperatures will be between 13 and 17C.
Both Tuesday and Wednesday are forecast to be a mixture of sunny spells and showers, while Met Éireann's outlook beyond that predicts more unsettled weather 'with showers and spells of rain'.
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