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Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

What is the weather like in Ireland this weekend? Wintry showers and heavy hail to follow Storm Eunice as Met Eireann forecast miserable few days

Even though the worst of Storm Eunice appears to be passing over Ireland, you shouldn't tidy away your raincoats and umbrellas just yet.

Met Eireann's updated forecast for the weekend has your typical Irish weather - rain, hail, snow and sun - all in the space of about 48 hours.

Friday morning saw thousands of people lose power in their homes, dozens of flights cancelled and extremely hazardous driving conditions thanks to the tropical storm.

It's set to clear up on Friday evening, but there's one more sting in Eunice's tail to come.

Get all the latest Storm Eunice news with our dedicated Live Blog.

Here's the latest from the Met Eireann forecasters:

Saturday

"A wet start on Saturday with falls of rain, sleet and snow in the morning, clearing to showers as milder air extends from the west by afternoon. Further outbreaks of rain will move in from the Atlantic through the evening. Afternoon temperatures will recover to highs of 5 to 10 degrees north to south. Staying quite breezy in fresh and gusty westerly winds."

Saturday evening

"Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, which will turn persistent across much of Connacht and Ulster overnight bringing a risk of spot flooding. Windy too in fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds. Temperatures increasing overnight to around 8 to 11 degrees."

People make their way through stormy weather and hailstones in Dublin (Collins)

Sunday

"A wet and blustery morning with widespread rain and localised flooding possible. The rain will clear to sunny spells and showers by the afternoon, some of hail or sleet. Early afternoon temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees, but much cooler air will extend from the northwest later and some showers will turn to sleet over higher ground once again in fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds."

Sunday evening

"It will continue very windy overnight with fresh to strong and gusty westerly winds and blustery showers, wintry at times in the north and west. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees."

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