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Current Forecast:

Wednesday, 16 April 2014 04:47

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Today

West and northwest counties will be mostly cloudy today with some outbreaks of rain, but longer drier spells likely too, with the chance of a few brief sunny spells. Elsewhere (midlands, Munster and Leinster) it will stay dry for much of the day with a mix of cloud and good sunny spells, and still feeling very mild. Highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees Celsius (warmest across the midlands), in moderate southerly breezes. Temperatures will tend to be coolest in the northwest with nearby frontal cloud and rain, and across parts of the south coast due to onshore breezes.

Tonight

Rain and drizzle across Atlantic counties early on tonight, will sink southeastwards, fragmenting as it does so. Many southern and eastern counties seeing very small amounts, if any. Mostly cloudy to begin, with broken cloud later. Lowest temperatures 4 to 8 degrees Celsius, in a light to moderate westerly breeze, fresher towards morning.
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