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Ireland set for major switch up, as Met Eireann warns ‘unsettled weather' to continue with rain and showers forecast

Ireland set for major switch up, as Met Eireann warns ‘unsettled weather' to continue with rain and showers forecast

The Irish Sun26-05-2025
IRELAND is set to see a major switch up in weather this week, with scattered showers forecast.
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The country is set to become cloudy and wet, as outbreaks of rain move eastwards across Ireland, Linda warned.
This will turn heavy at times in the late afternoon and evening, as temperatures reach highs of between 11C and 15C.
Tonight, rain will clear from the east, followed by clear spells and scattered showers, mainly over the northern half of Ireland.
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Linda warned: "Another spell of rain will move into the southwest later in the night", as temperatures drop to between 6C and 11C.
Tomorrow morning will be wet, with Linda warning that rain will extend across the country from the southwest.
It will then clear eastwards during the afternoon, as Linda warned that "it will stay generally cloudy with some showers".
Temperatures will reach between 10C and 14C over the north of the country.
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Towards the south, temperatures will range from 14C to 18C.
Met Eireann forecaster Linda Hughes warned that there will be unsettled weather in the coming days, with rain and showers.
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Tomorrow night, the Irish public can expect scattered showers with a mix of cloud and clear spells, as mist and patches of fog develop.
Temperatures will drop to between 5C and 11C, and will be coldest in the north.
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On Wednesday, "there will be sunny spells and scattered showers at first," Linda warned, before cloud increases and rain spreads northeastwards over most of the country.
Temperatures will reach highs of between 13C and 16C.
Wednesday night will be breezy and wet, with rain and showers expected.
Temperatures will drop to lows of 10C to 13C.
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On Thursday, Linda warned that it will be "breezy and blustery with sunny spells and scattered showers".
'HAZY SUNNY SPELLS'
Temperatures will reach highs of 13C to 17C.
On Thursday night, it will be mostly dry with clear spells as showers become isolated.
Winds are set to ease, as temperatures fall to between 6C and 10C.
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On Friday, Linda noted that there will be "a dry start to the day with some hazy sunny spells."
Rain will move in across southern areas, as temperatures reach highs of 14C to 16C.
Met Eireann warned: "Current indications suggest that unsettled weather will continue for the weekend with spells of rain and showers."
Linda said: "At the moment it looks like unsettled weather will continue for the weekend, with further spells of rain and showers".
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