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Cormac O'Shea

Ireland weather: Met Eireann forecast immediate grim change and it's bad news for the next month

Summer weather is nowhere to be seen and wet and unsettled conditions are set to stick around for the rest of the week - and maybe even the month.

Met Eireann are forecasting showery weather for much of the country today although it will feel quite warm with temperatures approaching 20C.

Monday could see much better conditions but many areas won't escape rain, with that wet front to become more dominant from Wednesday.

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A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Mostly cloudy this morning with scattered showers, mainly in the south and east. Showery rain will spread into Leinster today, extending into Munster later this afternoon. Driest today in the west and north with just the odd shower and the best chance of any sunny spells there. Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees, warmest in the west, with light to moderate easterly winds keeping eastern parts a touch cooler.

Office workers battle their way through heavy showers while crossing the Talbot Memorial Bridge, in Dublin Ireland. (PA Archive/PA Images)

"Rather cloudy tomorrow, Monday, with just occasional bright or sunny spells. There will be well scattered showers, with a good deal of dry weather too. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees, warmest in the northwest, with a mostly light easterly breeze.

"Showery conditions early in the week, turning more unsettled from Wednesday onwards."

And there is no sign of any respite in the weather forecast for June at the moment with "unsettled" conditions potentially lasting all month,

For the week beginning June 13, the forecaster said: "Ireland is forecast to remain positioned close to weak areas of Low Pressure during the middle of June with changeable showery weather expected to predominate. There’ll be pleasant sunshine at times too but rainfall totals are forecast to be above normal. Mean air temperatures are expected to be slightly above normal."

And the following week again is expected to be even wetter: "By forecast week 3 and into the latter part of June, the forecast confidence decreases. Current indications suggest Low Pressure to be more predominate than High Pressure resulting in showery conditions at times. Rainfall totals are forecast to be a little above normal whilst mean air temperatures are forecast to be near the climatological average."

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