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Darragh Berry

Met Eireann forecasts welcome change with 'summer-like temperatures' tipped for weekend

Met Eireann has good news on the weather front for Ireland after three weather warnings which saw heavy rain and winds comes to an end.

High pressure will hit the country by the end of the week bringing "mostly dry, settled weather with sunny spells and lights winds into the weekend and beyond".

They added: "Daytime temperatures will be slightly above average for late February" bringing summer-like temperatures.

Today will be cloudy with patchy rain through the morning and afternoon with drier weather coming into view by afternoon with temperatures of 9C.

Tonight, showers will clear from the east coast with Dublin becoming dry with temperatures of 2C.

Here's how the rest of the week looks according to Met Eireann:

Tomorrow: "Mostly dry with sunny spells to start on Thursday, however scattered showers will develop through the afternoon. Highs of 8 or 9 degrees in a brisk westerly breeze."

Thursday night: "Dry with clear spells in a light southerly breeze. Lows of zero to 3 degrees in the south and east with some ground frost, 3 to 5 degrees in the northwest."



Friday: "Generally dry with long sunny spells. A little more cloud in western counties with a few passing showers. Highs of 10 or 11 degrees, in a moderate southerly breeze."

Friday night: "Most areas dry with clear spells and lows of 1 to 4 degrees. A little drizzle is possible in the northwest, with fog patches developing in the southeast in light winds."

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