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Weather Forecast
04/11/22 10:15
Apart from an isolated shower in the north, it will be mainly dry today with a mix of good sunny spells and some cloudier periods. Light westerly breezes. Highs 11c – 14c. Rain will push across the country from the southwest overnight. The rain will be heavy at times and localised flooding is possible. Lows 6c to 10c. Wet to begin on Saturday but rain will clear into the Irish Sea by lunchtime. Scattered showers with good sunny spells will follow from the west for the rest of the day. Some of the showers could be thundery. Fresh and gusty southwesterly winds. Highs 11c – 15c. Sunday will be a day of scattered heavy and thundery showers interspersed with sunny spells. The showers will be prolonged in the West with the best of the sunshine in eastern areas. Fresh and gusty southwesterly winds. Highs 11c – 15c. Wet on Monday with showery conditions setting in for Tuesday. Continuing unsettled for the rest of the week and temperatures will tend to become even milder.
