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David Kent

Ireland weather: Met Eireann's glorious update as country to bask in sunshine after rain disappears

Ireland will once again bask in some late-summer sunshine over the weekend, as the heavy rain showers we saw over the last few days fade out.

Just a couple of days removed from a status yellow weather warning, most of the island will be covered in some long spells of sun in the next few days.

It's part of a pretty great outlook for August itself.

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Two dogs enjoy an ice cream at Sandymount beach in Dublin (Collins)

And while the rain won't entirely disappear, it'll be much lighter than we've seen.

It all starts today, with Met Éireann saying it will be "mostly dry with sunny spells, although there will be a few passing showers, mainly in Ulster and Connacht.

"Feeling fresher than recent days with a moderate to fresh northwesterly breeze. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees."

Friday is when we start to see things worsen just a tad, as the forecast reads: "Tomorrow morning and afternoon there will be sunny spells and isolated showers, becoming more widespread during the evening. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees."

If you haven't packed it away yet, the barbecue could be handy on Saturday.

People walking their dogs at Sandymount Strand in Dublin (Getty Images)

That's because we're set for "hazy" spells of sunshine in the evening, after the morning will be "dry and sunny in the south and east but cloudier with patchy light rain or drizzle across much of Connacht and Ulster."

"It will become cloudier everywhere during the afternoon with scattered light rain or drizzle but it will become drier again by evening with some hazy sunny spells. Highest temperatures 15 to 20 degrees."

People enjoying the weather in Sandymount (Collins Photos)

To finish off the first weekend in August, we'll see temperatures peak at 21C after another cracker on Sunday.

Met Éireann explain: "Dry with sunny spells on Sunday morning but it will become cloudier in the afternoon with patches of drizzle possible near Atlantic coasts. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees"

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