Weather: Wet weekend ahead with ‘strong and gusty’ winds
The best time for a walk is before noon.
Met Éireann is forecasting a dull weekend ahead, kicking off with patchy rain and drizzle today followed by “a spell of heavier and more persistent rain” in Atlantic coastal counties by evening.
Friday night will be “wet and windy with rain becoming widespread and heavy at times, bringing the risk of localised flooding”.
Frost & fog will clear this morn. Cloud increasing from W during the day will bring patchy rain/drizzle.Persistent rain from the Atlantic this eve as fresh S winds increase occasionally strong & gusty. Highs 3 to 5C in Ulster, 6 to 9C elsewhere.
Temp obs & rainfall radar. pic.twitter.com/116nQIffct
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 15, 2021
Clear spells and showers will follow from the west as the rain clears east towards morning, but it will remain mild with lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in fresh to occasionally strong and gusty southerly winds.
Saturday will be “cooler with sunny spells and scattered blustery showers” and afternoon highs of 6 to 9 degrees.
