Met Eireann confirm ‘largely dry' weather on cards with highs of 22C but pack raincoat for weekend gigs
The weather officials have confirmed that "a lot of dry
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Temperatures will reach highs of 22C
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Punters heading to gigs this weekend are urged to pack a raincoat
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Met Eireann's Meteorologist Rebecca Cantwell said: "A largely dry start morning with a mix of sunny spells and just well scattered showers - mainly in the northwest.
"The showers will become more frequent, spreading the southeastwards across the country during the afternoon, and then it'll become drier and brighter for most by evening.
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"Highest today of 16C to 20C with a light to moderate northwesterly breeze.
"It'll become mostly dry then tonight as any remaining showers clear with long and clear spells developing, lows of 8C to 12C .
A mainly dry day is expected tomorrow with sunny spells, increasing throughout the morning.
Highest temperatures of 17C to 22C with light to moderate northwest winds, gradually backing southwest through the day.
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Thursday night is set to be cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle moving eastwards through the night.
Temperatures will not fall below 13C to 16C with a light to moderate westerly wind.
Rebecca added: "Patchy light rain will spread eastwards overnight on Thursday, clearing the east coast on Friday morning with sunny spells and well scattered showers, then following for the day."
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Highs will range between 16C to 20C.
Friday night will be drier but further showers will move into the west and northwest.
Lowest temperatures of 9C to 14C in light west to southwest breeze.
Rebecca continued: "Saturday will bring sunny spells and scattered showers during the morning before better sunshine develops through the afternoon as the showers become isolated with highs as 16C to 19C or 20C.
"And Sunday currently looks to see showers or spells of rain spread eastwards across the country with sunny spells in between."
Highest temperatures of 16C to 20C in a light to moderate northwest wind.
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Weather chiefs said showers are expected on the weekend
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A mainly dry day is expected tomorrow with sunny spells
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