‘Temps won't be too impressive this weekend' as Met Eireann pinpoint exactly when heat set to return
WEATHER chiefs have confirmed the high temperatures will return next week - but there is a 'risk of frost' this bank holiday weekend.
Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather said: 'Gardeners take note of risk of frost, especially Sunday night and Monday night.
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There is a risk of frost this weekend
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The warm temperatures are set to return next week
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'A huge amount of people asking about May 10th and
He said: 'The good news is that high pressure is going to dominate our
'It's anchored there nicely just to our northwest. Now, of course, as the winds go clockwise around the high, it is going to drag down some cooler air over the country, so temperatures won't be too impressive this weekend, I'm afraid.'
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However there will be a major change mid-week.
The meteorologist continued: 'But the good news is that the high basically sticks around for long enough to drag warm air from Europe out to the west into the Atlantic, open around the western flank of the high across the top of it, and then back down over us by around Wednesday when our temperatures will be back into the high teens.
'So high pressure is in charge, but we just have to wait a bit for the good weather.'
Today will start out mostly dry 'with plenty of sunshine'.
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Cloud will develop from the north later this morning bringing 'some light rain or drizzle across northern counties'.
Mark said: 'It's largely going to be fine and dry with sunny spells, only a touch of cloud and drizzle then for northern counties.Highs around 13C to 17C today.'
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Tomorrow will be a 'fine and dry day with plenty of sunshine'.
Mark continued: 'Plenty of sunshine and dry weather for Sunday, but remember, cooler air is still with us, so highs struggling at just 10C to 14C.'
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Some cloud will drift in across Leinster bringing a 'brief spell of light rain'.
Monday will be 'another largely dry day' with a mix of sunshine and scattered cloud at times.
It will 'feel cooler' with a northerly breeze, reaching highs of just 10C to 13C.
The forecaster said: 'Now, more sunshine and dry weather for the Bank holiday, but temperatures again will struggle to break around 12 or 13 degrees.
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He added: 'Temperatures will pick back up by around midweek with plenty of well-deserved sunny spells.'
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The mercury will rise again on Wednesday
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