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Weather Forecast
16/02/20 09:50
***Stay up to date with Met Éireann today. Storm Dennis is affecting Ireland today. Strong winds and intense rain will occur.***
Storm Dennis will continue to affect Ireland today with severe and potentially damaging southwesterly gusts persisting through the day, particularly in Atlantic Coastal counties. Heavy frequent showers with thundery downpours will occur and it will be significantly colder than yesterday. Highs 5 – 9c. Further potentially thundery showers will occur overnight. Strong to gale force gusty southwesterly winds will persist for most of the night, even stormy in the northwest, but will begin to ease before morning. Lows 1 – 4c. Very cold, windy and showery on Monday. The showers will be wintry at times on high ground. Strong and gusty west winds. Highs 4c – 8c. Very cold, a little less windy but still showery on Tuesday. The showers will be wintry with falls of snow possible, especially on high ground. Strong and gusty west winds. Highs 3c – 7c. Turning wet but milder for a time on Wednesday. Cold with wintry showers on Thursday. Unsettled for Friday and the weekend but turning milder.
