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THE WEATHER OVER the coming days is set to be very mixed, with high temperatures but also frequent bouts of rain.
Today will begin damp and cloudy, before giving way to some sunny spells and showers extending from the north-west later this morning, Met Éireann said.
The showers will become widespread this afternoon and evening. Some of these downpours will be heavy with hail and a few thundery downpours possible.
Highest temperatures will be 12 to 16 degrees.
Another windy day is in store tomorrow but the showers will be less frequent and heavy than today.
The west and north will enjoy the driest conditions, with highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees.
A spell of heavy rain will affect parts of Leinster and Munster again on Friday with temperatures remaining in the high teens.
Saturday will see a mix of sunny spells and showers, with some of these showers heavy and possibly thundery. Temperatures will range between 18 to 22 degrees.
Looking further ahead, Met Éireann forecast that temperatures will remain near or slightly above average but the mixed and changeable conditions look set to continue.
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Got three rain barrels on the house going to get a fourth one here hoping for a return to the warm sunny weather ,going to have a bumper crop of apples and pears this year if they get watered a little every day
It’ll keep the dust down
@Patrick Agnew: But but what about Irish water saying we are running out of water and its not going to rain again and we will have no water soon in one of the wettest countries on the planet because they want to bring in water charges what about all that?……
@Peter Hughes: I don’t think the majority of people in this country listen to what Irish Water have to say anymore Peter. That brand is dead in the water.
Hose pipe ban is it?
@John Doyle: Much of the country is officially in drought . Farmers are opening silage that was to feed cattle over the winter now as there is so little grass growth .
A light shower isn’t going to help the reservoirs , sustained heavy rain is needed , as at present , any rain is going to soak into the parched earth , not run off into streams /rivers that feed reservoirs.
@John Doyle: it doesn’t sound the rain will be significant enough to improve reservoir levels all that much, but at least a few good showers might ease some hosepipe usage
Well the grass where I live is scorched
Anyway the Irish love warm rain . That was my norm growing up
Don’t blame it on Sean Murray
Its all FFG’s fault
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