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Met Eireann warns of heavy rain in miserable bank holiday weekend forecast

Grab your raincoats, folks, as it's going to be a miserable bank holiday weekend.

Unsettled weather is set to continue with Met Eireann warning of heavy showers. An orange warning for rain and thunderstorm and a yellow alert for rain were in place until 7am this morning.

Today will start with some heavy rain and strong winds which will ease early to sunny spells. Heavy showers will develop in the afternoon and evening, and the highest temperatures will be 15 or 16 degrees.

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Showers will ease tonight giving way to a dry and mostly clear night. But it will become cloudy later in the night with rain spreading around dawn. The lowest temperatures will be from 10 to 12 degrees.

Tomorrow will be wet and breezy at first but the rain will clear in the afternoon. But showers will follow and some will be heavy with temperatures of 16 or 17 degrees.

There is now further forecast for Dublin but here's what the national outlook says:

Saturday night

The national forecaster said: "A breezy and showery night. Showers will be heaviest and frequent in the west and southwest, with longer clear spells elsewhere.

"Moderate southerly winds will be fresh to strong near coasts, strongest in the west and southwest. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees.

Sunday

"A mix of sunny spells and frequent showers, in moderate to fresh southwest breezes. Many showers will be heavy. Showers will become confined to western and southern areas in the evening. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees.

Sunday night

"Dry in many areas at first, with some showers in the west and south. A spell of heavy rain will develop over the western half of the country overnight.

"Moderate to fresh southerly winds will increase strong on Atlantic coasts. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees."

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