A weather expert has warned a weather "battleground" will hit Ireland next week as cold and hot air will clash.
Alan O'Reilly of Carlow weather said there will likely be a "brief cold blast" next week before the hot air "wins out". He said: "Battleground scenario now for next week with cold to the North and warmth to the South.
"The cold looks like it could make it to the midlands but then get pushed back however far from certain at present. Most likely a brief cold blast before warmer air wins out."
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Met Eireann's forecast reads:
Today
Dry and sunny today. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees, in a moderate to fresh easterly breeze.
Tonight
Dry and clear on Thursday night. Lowest temperatures between 3 and 5 degrees, locally lower bringing a light frost in light easterly breezes.
Tomorrow
Mainly dry and sunny to begin on Friday. Cloud will increase through the morning with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures 10 to 12 degrees. Winds will be moderate to fresh easterly.
Tomorrow night
Mostly cloudy on Friday night with patchy rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 6 degrees as light to moderate easterly breezes become northerly by morning.
Saturday
Saturday will be a mostly cloudy day with showers or longer spells of rain. Highest temperatures of 9 or 10 degrees over the northern half of the country and between 13 and 15 degrees further south with light northerly breezes.
Sunday
Mainly dry on Sunday to start with some sunshine, afternoon showers will develop. Temperatures on Sunday between 7 and 9 degrees in the north and 10 or 11 degrees in the south. Currently it looks like it could potentially turn frosty on Sunday night.
Monday
With some uncertainty in the forecast, the best indication at the moment suggests Monday will be mainly dry with sunny spells and just isolated showers. Temperatures between 8 and 10 degrees in light northerly winds.
Next week
The uncertainty revolves around the timing of progress of Atlantic frontal systems bearing rain. The early days of next week look like seeing that rain arrive in to the southwest and move eastwards.
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