Met Eireann have forecast a misery weekend with strong winds and heavy showers. The stormy weather will stay with us another few days.
Heavy downpours will bring spot flooding today. Highest temperatures of 15 or 16 degrees. Breezy at times with fresh and gusty southeast winds. Tonight will bring scattered showers. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in fresh south or southwest winds.
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Here is the forecast for the rest of the week.
Tomorrow: "Saturday will bring a good deal of dry weather with just a few showers. Some bright or sunny spells are expected also. Fairly mild with highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees in a moderate southwest breeze.
Tomorrow night: "Saturday night will become wet and misty countrywide with spells of rain, heavy in parts, and some spot flooding is possible. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in a moderate east to southeast breeze.
Sunday: "The rain will continue to affect northern areas on Sunday morning with some drier weather further to the south. In the afternoon, further showery rain looks likely to move into southern counties, while it will turn drier and brighter elsewhere though still with some showers. Highest temperatures of 14 to 16 degrees in a moderate southeast wind.
Sunday night: "Will bring further scattered outbreaks of showery rain, with mist and fog patches too. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in mostly light or moderate variable winds.
Monday: "Will bring further scattered showers or spells of rain mixed in with some drier brighter spells. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees in moderate westerly winds.
Tuesday: "Will be a drier day in general with just some well scattered light showers and some sunny spells. Highest temperatures around 13 to 15 degrees in moderate southwest winds.
Wednesday: "It looks to be breezier on Wednesday with spells of rain gradually spreading up from the south."
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