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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Met Eireann's magnificent weather update as temperatures to hit 17C on wonderful weekend

Ireland will bask in glorious sunshine over the weekend, with temperatures set to average in the mid to high teens all through the next few days.

St Patrick's Day saw thousands of people celebrating the national holiday in beautiful sun with barely a cloud in the sky.

And those conditions are set to continue over the next few days.

Read more: Ireland to get 'welcome rest from bad weather' as Met Eireann forecasts warm spell and balmy conditions

The national forecaster has given a lovely update on Friday afternoon as well, which makes for great reading for anyone heading out and about.

Here's how the rest of the weekend is set to go once Friday's finished up.

Friday night

There is a major warning for when the sun goes down!

"Dry tonight with long clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 6 degrees, with some frost, mainly for sheltered areas. Some mist or fog possible also, in mostly moderate southeast breezes."

Saturday

Saturday will start dry and sunny, with a bit of a breeze.

There'll be a grand stretch in the evening, with highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees, warmest once again across central and western areas.

On Saturday evening, things will once again stay dry with a mix of cloud and clear spells, in moderate southeast breezes. "Lowest temperatures of 2 to 6 degrees, coolest and clearest in the north and east with some possible frost here." the forecaster says.

Sunday

On Sunday, most areas will be cloudy with the best of any sunny spells in the northeast and east. Overall dry, outside of a few showers which will mainly affect the western half of the country later in the day.

"Highest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees, coolest across the eastern half of the country, in moderate southeast breezes." Met Eireann add.

Sunday night will be "largely dry with a mix of cloud and clear spells, with isolated showers. Light to moderate southeast breezes. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees, coolest and clearest in the northeast with some possible frost here."

And on Monday, things could get even better, with Met Eireann's forecasters predicting: "Top temperatures of 10 to 16 degrees, warmest all the while across the west possibly reaching 17 degrees there"

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