Not ice cream weather yet! Met Éireann forecasting warmer weekend but there's cooler weather on the way
Temperatures are set to climb this weekend and the downpours of rain that deluged Ireland in recent days not a feature in the Met Éireann forecast which is forecasting cooler weather to also make an unseasonal comeback.
The forecaster says it will be warm on Friday and Saturday but it will become cooler from Sunday onwards. Temperatures are set to rise to highs of 21 degrees on Saturday but Friday and Saturday nights will be on the cool side dropping to as low as 4 degrees.
As for rain, Met Éireann expects it to be mainly dry apart from some rain on Saturday night and Sunday. This will continue through next week but the cool conditions will remain.
It's a respite from the past week which was wetter than average nationwide especially over the past few days due with heavy showers with thunderstorms. Rain was more than three times the average in some parts leaving the land saturated or waterlogged.
Milder weather with higher temperatures isn't expected until late next week. However, over the coming week, Met Éireann says sunshine amounts are expected to be more typical for the time of year with more frequent sunny spells across the country.
Met Éireann national forecast issued at 8.46am on Friday, May 12
Friday: Mainly dry today with sunny spells becoming more widespread through the morning. A few showers will develop in the late afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees in light northerly breezes.
The night will be dry for most with long clear spells and just a chance of the odd shower. Some patches of mist and fog will develop in the near calm conditions. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.
Saturday: Any morning patchy mist and fog will soon clear to give a largely dry day with spells of sunshine. Cloud will increase from the west during the evening. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees in light variable breezes.
Saturday night will start off dry. Rain and drizzle will develop in the west and northwest around midnight and will spread eastwards to most areas overnight. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with mostly light southerly winds, which will be fresher along Atlantic coasts.
SUNDAY: Starting off mostly cloudy and damp with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The rain will gradually clear eastwards with sunny spells and perhaps a few light showers following. It will become noticeably cooler as the rain clears with moderate to fresh northwest winds becoming established and highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.
The night will be mainly dry with clear spells and a few showers in the northwest. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with light to moderate northwest breezes.
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MONDAY: Mainly dry with bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with light to moderate northwest breezes.
TUESDAY: Cool but mainly dry with bright or sunny spells and a few showers. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees with moderate northwest breezes.
WEDNESAY: Mainly dry with bright or sunny spells and light north to northwest breezes. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees.
On THURSDAY and FRIDAY, there'll be a greater chance of some showers. It will become a bit milder.