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Rachel Curran

Met Eireann weather warning for Dubs heading away this weekend

Dubs planning to travel outside of the county this weekend might want to change their plans.

Met Eireann has issued a weather warning for 12 counties across Ireland this Saturday, March 11.

A Status Yellow rain alert has been given to Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Galway and all of Munster.

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The weather warning will last for a full 8 hours from 3pm on Saturday until 11.30pm that night. Strong winds and heavy rain will batter the affected counties.

Met Eireann has warned there will be a "risk of flooding and hazardous conditions" as hail, sleet and thunderstorms are expected. Temperatures will also drop below zero in some areas.

Luckily, Dublin itself has yet to be included in the weather warning. Here is the forecast for this weekend in the capital:

Friday March 11

Sunny spells and some showers are expected this afternoon. Showers will be heavy with risk of hail and thunderstorms. Temperatures will range between 10 and 12 degrees. Rain will clear up in the evening with temperatures dropping to 2 degrees.

Saturday March 12

The morning will be dry and bright, however clouds will appear in the afternoon with heavy outbreaks of rain to hit in the evening. There will be strong gusts and temperatures will reach 10 degrees.

Sunday March 13

A blustery day with possible thunder showers but also some sunny spells. Temperatures ranging from 7 to 10 degrees.

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