ALERT: Met Eireann's five-day weather forecast ahead of Electric Picnic weekend

An aerial view of the Electric Picnic festival site at Stradbally in County Laois during their preview day. Picture date: Tuesday August 29, 2023. PICTURE: PAplaceholder image
An aerial view of the Electric Picnic festival site at Stradbally in County Laois during their preview day. Picture date: Tuesday August 29, 2023. PICTURE: PA

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FRIDAY: A mix of bright spells and heavy slow-moving showers, especially in the south and east, with the potential for spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees in light northwesterly or variable breezes.

Becoming warmer and broadly settled this weekend with high pressure building.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Showers will die out early on Friday night, and it will become mostly dry with clear spells. Areas of mist and fog will form overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with light easterly or variable breezes.

SATURDAY: Saturday will start out rather dull with low cloud, mist and fog in many areas, and perhaps the odd patch of drizzle.

The cloud will gradually break up into sunny spells by the afternoon to give a dry day for most, though the odd shower can't be ruled out. Highest temperatures of 19 to 22 degrees. Light easterly or variable breezes.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Largely dry with variable cloud cover and clear spells. Mist and fog patches forming towards dawn. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in light southerly or variable breezes.

SUNDAY: Any patchy low cloud, mist and fog at first on Sunday, will soon clear to a mix of cloud and spells of hazy sunshine. It will be somewhat cloudier in parts of the west and northwest with occasional light rain or drizzle.

Top temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees, coolest in the coastal fringes of the west and northwest, in a light to moderate southwest breeze, fresh near western and northwestern coasts.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Thicker cloud with patchy light rain and drizzle will sink southeastwards over the country on Sunday night. Lows of 11 to 14 degrees in mainly light westerly or variable breezes.

MONDAY: Monday looks set to bring a mix of cloud and hazy sunshine with occasional light rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures 16 to 21 degrees, warmest in the south and east in a light westerly breeze.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: Current indications suggest high pressure will remain dominant at least through Tuesday bringing broadly settled conditions with only small amounts of rain.

The forecast becomes more uncertain later next week. Temperatures do look like they will remain on the warm side of average though.

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