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The Irish weather forecast for the coming week is in and spring has sprung!
Monday: It looks set to be rather cloudy on Monday with patchy rain and drizzle affecting parts of Connacht and Ulster.
The best of the sunshine on Monday is likely in southern areas. Maximum temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate southwest winds.
Overview: Generally dry and fair at first but turning showery later in the week.
Monday night: Patchy drizzle in the northwest will clear overnight and most areas will become dry. Lowest temperatures will range from 1 to 7 degrees, coldest in the southeast and mildest in the northwest.
Tuesday: It is expected to be a mostly dry day on Tuesday with spells of hazy sunshine.
However, it will turn cloudier at times in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in fresh southwest breezes, strong on Atlantic coasts.
Most of the country will be dry on Tuesday night but there is the chance of some rain and drizzle in northern coastal areas.
Lowest temperatures ranging from 2 to 5 degrees in Leinster and Munster and from 6 to 9 degrees in Connacht and Ulster with fresh southwest breezes.
Wednesday: It looks set to be a dry and bright day on Wednesday with lots of spring sunshine.
Maximum temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly breezes.
It will continue dry on Wednesday night with clear spells and light southerly breezes. Lowest temperatures of 3 to 7 degrees, coldest in northern areas.
Thursday: On Thursday, showers are likely to spread northwards over the country, some may be heavy.
There'll be some bright or sunny spells also, especially in the morning.
Maximum temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh south to southeast winds.