A weather expert has advised that people enjoy the early sunshine due tomorrow before the grim arrival of heavy rain.
After a relatively mild few days, conditions coming in off the Atlantic from early afternoon tomorrow are set to hamper may people’s outdoor plans to conclude the bank holiday weekend.
Alan O’Reilly took to Twitter and wrote: “A lovely cool clear night with light frost but cloud and rain arriving from the West tomorrow morning and moving across the country.
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“Heaviest rain will be in Northern half of the country where it will continue for afternoon and evening. Make the most of the early sunshine”.
The week ahead looks as if it will follow this rainy pattern, that’s according to Met Eireann’s forecast:
Sunday
Tomorrow morning will start cold and dry with hazy sunshine. A band of rain will move into the west later in the morning and will spread eastwards to most areas in the afternoon. It will become drier in the south by evening, but rain will persist in northern areas. Highest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees with a moderate to fresh southerly wind developing.
Cloudy with rain continuing over the northern half of the country, but drier with isolated light rain or drizzle in the south. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees with a moderate southerly wind.
Monday
A wet start to the week as widespread rain continues over the northern half of the country with scattered showers elsewhere. Later in the afternoon a band of persistent rain will move in from the west with heavy falls at times. Southerly winds will be fresh to strong and highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees.
Outbreaks of rain continuing throughout the country during the night with possible thunderstorms in the west. Moderate to fresh southerly winds and lowest temperatures of 6 to 8 degrees.
Tuesday
An unsettled day with showers early on followed by a band of more persistent rain moving in from the west. The rain will gradually spread throughout the country by the afternoon, possibly heavy at times in the west. Moderate southwest winds freshening along Atlantic coasts. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.
Widespread rain, heavy and persistent in the west. The rain will continue through the night with fresh to strong south to southwest winds. Lows of 4 to 6 degrees.
Wednesday
Current indications are for a rather unsettled day. A band of rain will move off the country followed by scattered showers. Blustery southerly winds with highest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.
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