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Current Forecast:

Friday, 07 March 2014 05:11

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Today

Overnight rain will clear east and southeast coasts early this morning and most areas will be dry today, with sunny spells developing. A few scattered showers will occur, mainly in the north and northwest, but dying out in the afternoon. Turning cold, with afternoon temperatures of 5 or 6 degrees in the north to 8 or 9 degrees in the south and southeast. Moderate to fresh westerly winds at first, decreasing light to moderate.

Tonight

Cold and dry this evening and early tonight, with a risk of frost. Minimum temperatures 1 to 4 Celsius. Becoming mild overnight, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing, mainly in the west and north and along the south coast, but more patchy elsewhere. Hill and coastal fog also. Becoming windy also, with strengthening south to southeast winds.
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