Met Eireann has issued a rather miserable forecast for this bank holiday weekend.
Unsettled weather will bring rain and drizzle as the weekend is set to be a washout. The wet conditions are expected to continue into next week as a weather forecaster has warned of a "risk of storm". Weather Alerts Ireland said on Facebook: "For the first time in a long time there is a risk of a storm.
"Still a long way off but there is a risk of a deep low pressure system pushing towards Ireland next Tuesday into Wednesday. The ECMWF and GFS are both forecasting this system to move close to Ireland."
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Today will be bright and largely dry with sunny spells and scattered showers that will die out by the afternoon. The highest temperatures will be 11 or 12 degrees.
Tonight will be dry and quite old with some patches of mist and fog. The lowest temperatures will be around 2 or 3 degrees.
Tomorrow will be largely dry with hazy spells of sunshine and the highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees. there is no further forecast for Dublin but here's what the national outlook says:
Friday night
"A dry start with clear spells but cloud will thicken from the west overnight with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing in western and southwestern counties towards morning. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees, coldest in the northeast, in light to moderate southeasterly winds.
Saturday
"Becoming generally cloudy and wet with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards across the country. The rain will be most persistent in the west and southwest, with some dry spells in the east and northeast. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light to moderate southeasterly winds.
Saturday night
"Cloudy with lingering patches of rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in light to moderate southeasterly winds.
Easter Sunday
"A dull day with patchy rain and drizzle in the morning. More persistent rain will push into western areas by afternoon, spreading eastwards across the country through the day. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds."
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