Met Eireann have forecast horrible wet and windy weather conditions for the weekend.
It might be best to stay in this weekend as stormy weather is due to last until at least Monday. Today will be relatively clear until later this evening when the rain and wind is set to take over.
Saturday is set to be a washout with heavy wind in the morning before the rain begins in the afternoon. Sunday will be even more unsettled with hail and thunder possible.
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Met Eireann's forecast for Dublin reads: "Mainly dry and cloudy this morning but one or two brighter spells will develop at times. Cloud will increase later during the afternoon as isolated showers develop.
"Light southerly winds strengthen with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees." The forecast for the weekend and beyond reads:
Tonight
A band of rain moves over during the evening with blustery southerly winds at times too. A cloudy and wet night overall but the rain will push off into the Irish Sea by dawn. Lowest overnight temperatures of 4 to 6 degrees.
Tomorrow
A blustery start with scattered cloud and isolated showers feeding from the west. The showers will become more widespread for a time in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Saturday Night
A blustery and cloudy night as strong southerly winds persist through to the early hours. Widespread showers, heaviest and most persistent along Atlantic coastal counties with hail possible too. The best of any dry spells will be in the east with overnight lows of 4 to 7 degrees, coolest in the northwest.
Sunday
The strong and blustery winds will persist on Sunday morning with fresh to strong westerlies feeding in widespread showers along Atlantic coastal counties, some spreading further east. The showers will be heavy at times in the west, with hail or thunder possible at times. Further east should see a mix of scattered showers and some sunny spells. Staying relatively cool with highs of just 6 to 9 degrees.
Sunday Night
Similar conditions continue through to Sunday night with widespread blustery showers of rain or hail for western counties. The showers will gradually become more isolated further to the east of the country in the evening and overnight. Staying cloudy throughout with overnight lows of 1 to 4 degrees.
Monday
Rather cloudy with a band of scattered showers mainly affecting western areas. It will stay dry further east generally with moderate to fresh westerly breezes. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.
Monday Night
Westerly breezes will gradually die out as the showers along western coasts become more isolated and confined to Ulster. A little more cloud cover over southern areas overnight so not falling too low with 3 to 6 degrees but colder further north with lows of 1 to 4 degrees.
Tuesday
It looks set to be a wet and windy day as a frontal system moves over the country bringing band of rain, possibly heavy at times for southern areas and blustery winds too. Mild during the afternoon with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees as brisk southerly winds turn westerly.
Further Outlook
Remaining unsettled with blustery winds and scattered showers.
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