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Aakanksha Surve

Met Eireann forecasts awful weather for August bank holiday weekend

Many weekend plans are set to be ruined as Met Eireann has issued an awful forecast for this bank holiday.

Unsettled conditions will bring heavy rain and humid weather as the temperatures will remain in the high teens to low 20s. Today will see mostly long, dry, and bright spells but there will be a few showers too. Temperatures will be around 17 to 20 degrees.

Tonight will be mostly dry with long, clear spells and a few mist or fog patches. Temperatures will hit the lows of 9 to 12 degrees.

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Tomorrow will start off dry with sunny spells but cloud will push in from the west with a few light showers. But outbreaks of rain will spread from the west during the evening. Temperatures will be around 19 to 23 degrees.

While there is no further forecast for Dublin, here is what the national outlook says:

Friday night

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Scattered outbreaks of rain across the country on Friday night, most persistent in Atlantic coastal areas. A humid and breezy night with lowest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in fresh southwest winds.

Saturday

"Saturday will be rather cloudy with occasional rain or showers. The lengthiest dry and bright periods are expected in the east of the country. Maximum temperatures of 18 to 23 degrees, warmest in the southeast.

"There will be moderate southwest breezes. On Saturday night, there will be scattered outbreaks of rain with the possibility of more persistent rain in the south of the country.

"Lowest temperatures of 12 to 17 degrees, coolest in Ulster with a moderate northwest breeze.

Sunday

"Patchy rain will clear on Sunday morning and it will become mostly dry. There will be a mix of cloud and sunny spells along with well scattered showers. Maximum temperatures will range from 17 to 23 degrees, warmest in southern counties in light northwest or variable winds.

"A mostly dry start on Sunday night, but outbreaks of rain will extend from the west during the night. Lowest temperatures of around 7 to 10 degrees in Ulster and 11 to 14 degrees elsewhere.

Monday

"Current indications are that Monday will be a rather cloudy and damp day with scattered outbreaks of rain. There will be some dry and bright periods, mainly across the east of the country.

"Maximum temperatures of 17 to 23 degrees in a moderate southwest breeze. Humid and breezy on Monday night with patchy rain or drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in fresh southwest winds, strong on Atlantic coasts."

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