The weekend is almost upon us and for those who aren’t doing a weekend shift, you might be wondering what the forecast is shaping up to be for an outdoor gig, a weekend getaway, or maybe even just some laying out the back.
From Hozier and The Prodigy to Madness and The Stunning, as well as Longitude festival there are plenty of outdoor shows this weekend in Ireland, with many of these concerts sold out, there are thousands of people banking on some sunny weather throughout the next few days.
Unfortunately for any revellers hoping to bask in some sun as they soak up the tunes, Met Eireann has forecast a very changeable few days, with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers every day - alongside one “unseasonably windy” day.
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Here is Met Eireann’s forecast for the weekend:
Thursday
Many places are dry today with sunny spells and just well-scattered showers. Cloud will tend to increase as the day goes on though, especially in the west, with patchy rain arriving along western and southwestern coasts this evening.
Cloud will then thicken countrywide tonight with outbreaks of rain in the west spreading eastwards overnight. Lows of 11C to 14C.
Winds will fall mostly light to moderate southwest but will freshen along Atlantic coasts towards morning.
Friday
Cloudy and humid on Friday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heaviest and most persistent near Atlantic coasts.
Highest temperatures of 16C to 20C. It will become rather breezy or windy in the afternoon, with west to southwest winds increasing moderate to fresh and gusty, strong near Atlantic coasts. Winds will veer west to northwest in the evening.
Moving into Friday night the cloud and patchy rain and drizzle will gradually break up into clear spells and isolated showers from the west overnight. Lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees. Moderate west to northwest winds will remain fresh to strong and gusty in the northwest.
Saturday
On Saturday it will be unseasonably windy with sunny spells and showers. The showers will be mostly across the west and north.
Top temperatures will range from 15C or 16C in the northwest to 21C in the south and southeast, but it will feel a bit cooler in the moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds which will be strong near northern and northwestern coasts.
On Saturday night showers will become increasingly confined to coastal parts of the west and north leaving most areas dry with long clear spells.
Lows of 9C to 12C. Light to moderate westerly winds will continue fresh to strong and gusty near the northern and northwestern coasts.
Sunday
Another rather unseasonably windy day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highs of 15C to 20C, coolest in the west and north. Moderate to fresh and gusty west-to-northwest winds, will be strong along northern and northwestern coasts.
Monday
Largely dry to begin in the south and east with sunny spells, but with scattered showers affecting the north and northwest.
Clouds will gradually increase from the southwest with outbreaks of rain spreading northeastwards over the country in the afternoon and evening. Less windy than the weekend with light to moderate southwest winds and highs of 17C to 21C
Week ahead
Unsettled with low pressure dominating, bringing spells of rain or showers, but some drier and sunnier intervals also. Temperatures are generally around average, but a bit below on some days.
