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Weather Forecast
05/01/24 10:15
Apart from isolates some scattered showers in Atlantic coastal counties, it will be a dry day, with unbroken sunshine for many. Light to moderate northwesterly breezes. Highs 6c – 9c. Frost will set in across most areas tonight with mist and fog forming locally. Lows -2c to +3c. Apart from isolated coastal showers, it will be dry and sunny again on Saturday. Light variable breezes. Highs 4c – 8c. A frosty start to Sunday with fog locally. Where fog patches linger through the day it will be very cold. Feeling much more pleasant where long sunny spells persist. Light variable breezes. Highs 0c – 4c. Feeling even colder through the early days of next week as easterly breezes freshen but staying mainly dry and sunny, although frost will occur at night.
