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Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
29 August 2025 05:03
Inniu
A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers today, some of which will be heavy. The showers will be most frequent in the north and west with the best of the sunny spells in the east and southeast. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees in moderate westerly winds, fresher for Atlantic and northern coasts.
Anocht
Largely dry with clear spells and isolated showers early tonight. Cloud will build from the southwest later, extending over much of the country by morning as outbreaks of rain and drizzle move in over much of Munster and parts of Connacht. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with light, occasionally moderate, westerly winds, gradually backing southerly and freshening in the southwest by morning.
Amárach
Turning wet and breezy or rather windy tomorrow with rain becoming widespread through the morning, heavy at times with localised flooding possible and accompanied by fresh to strong and gusty southerly winds. The winds will veer southwesterly and increase near gale force or gale force at times along Atlantic coasts as a clearance to sunny spells and blustery showers follow from the west through the afternoon. However, it will stay mostly cloudy in the northwest with longer spells of rain possible bringing further chances of localised flooding. Highest temperatures of 16 to 21 degrees.
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