Good morning, folks! Heavy rain and powerful gusts are set to hammer Ireland as a low pressure system will be making its way up the west coast today.
Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather said that while most of the rain will stay offshore, a band of showers is expected to track across the country. He added: "Strongest gusts will stay offshore but winds will increase and risk of strong gusts in west and northwest tomorrow afternoon."
Dublin will be hit by strong winds today but it will be mainly dry in the morning. There will be some rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon and evening and daytime temperatures will be 11 or 12 degrees.
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Tonight will be clear with occasional showers possible early in the night but it will be mainly dry after that. The lowest temperatures will be around 3 to 5 degrees.
Tomorrow will be mostly dry with a mix of cloud and bright spells and a low chance of an isolated shower during the afternoon. The temperatures will be around 7 to 9 degrees.
There is no further forecast for Dublin but here's what the national outlook says:
Friday night
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "A wet night with widespread outbreaks of rain. Rain will clear before dawn with showers following into Atlantic counties later. Blustery with fresh southerly winds, and turning rather cold with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees.
Saturday
"Windy with a mix of sunny spells and scattered heavy showers of rain or hail. Best of dry spells during the morning away from Atlantic counties. Fresh to strong southerly winds, very strong at times along Atlantic coasts with very high seas developing also. Highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees, but feeling colder.
Saturday night
"Remaining windy overnight with fresh or strong southwest winds, strongest up along Atlantic coasts with high seas too. Widespread showers, some of hail, with brief clear periods. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees.
Sunday
"Breezy or blustery with fresh southwest winds, strong winds in most coastal areas with seas remaining high along the Atlantic seaboard. Further heavy showers with some bright spells. Hail likely. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with an added wind chill. Scattered showers will continue to feed in overnight in a moderate to fresh southwesterly airflow. Temperatures dipping to between 1 and 4 degrees."
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