Met Eireann warn thunder, wind and ‘heavy' showers to batter Ireland as bank holiday weekend forecast revealed
IRELAND is set to see unsettled weather in the coming days, as temperatures drop lower than seen in recent times.
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It's set to be rainy in the coming days
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That rain will be very heavy in parts of the country
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Today is set to be cloudy with some bright and sunny breaks alongside scattered showers.
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This afternoon, cloud will thicken and outbreaks of rain will extend northeastwards over the country heading into this evening.
Temperatures are set to range from 14C to 18C.
Tonight will be mild, with breezy and windy conditions alongside spells of rain and drizzle.
Rain will be heaviest and most persistent in parts of the west and north, with lighter and patchier falls elsewhere.
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Temperatures will drop to between 10C and 13C as winds pick up, especially by the coast.
Tomorrow will be windy, damp and cloudy, as patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle hit the north and northwest.
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This will be heavy for a time, before "temporary" bright or sunny spells occur in the afternoon, mainly across parts of the north and east.
It's set to be mild and humid, with highest temperatures ranging from 15C to 20C.
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The national weather body has warned that the changeable conditions are due to a "mobile Atlantic regime" that is dominating.
Tomorrow night will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
These will be heavy at times as they become confined to the south and southeast.
Clearer breaks will develop further north and west towards the morning.
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MIST PATCHES
Lowest temperatures will range from 10C to 15C, and it's set to be coolest in the north.
Friday is set to be a largely dry day in many places, with "variable cloud and sunshine".
Residual rain and drizzle will clear from the south and southeast in the morning, as scattered showers follow in for the rest of the day.
Temperatures are set to range from 16C to 21C.
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On Friday night there will be a mix of cloud and clear spells, with mist patches forming around dawn.
Temperatures will range from 9C to 13C.
CHANCE OF THUNDER
Saturday will begin mainly dry and bright, before a spell of possibly heavy rain spreads from the west through the morning and afternoon.
But the rain is set to clear into the Irish Sea in the afternoon, followed by sunshine and showers.
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Some are set to be heavy in the northwest, and there is a chance of thunder.
Temperatures will range from 15C to 20C.
Sunday will be breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers, with some heavy and possibly thundery.
Met Eireann warned: "Temperatures will be a little lower than the previous couple of days with highest values of 13C to 17C."
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BANK HOL PREDICTIONS
Currently, it's looking like any bank holiday Monday plans can go ahead, as the weather remains dry and bright with a few showers.
Rain will spread in from the Atlantic later in the day, however, as temperatures remain between 14C and 17C.
As for the further outlook, Met Eireann warned that it will continue "changeable and unsettled."
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