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Réamhaisnéis Náisiúnta
04 December 2024 05:12
Inniu
Mist, fog and any frost will clear early this morning and it'll be dry for a time, with some hazy sunshine across the eastern half of the country. However, cloud will thicken from the west early on with rain and drizzle spreading from the Atlantic later in the morning and through the afternoon, with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle for a time this evening. There'll be some mist and fog too, especially in southwestern and southern parts. Becoming windy as southerly winds increase fresh to strong and gusty with gales for a time in coastal parts of the west. Milder with the rain with highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.
Anocht
It'll become drier tonight as the rain, drizzle, mist and fog clears southeastwards later this evening and early tonight. Some scattered showers will follow, with a few clear spells developing. Cloud and scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle will start to move into southwestern areas towards morning. While it'll be rather windy for a time, the winds will veer southwesterly and gradually moderate. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees, a little higher in the southwest.
Amárach
Mostly cloudy for a time tomorrow and while it'll be mainly dry initially in many areas, outbreaks of showery rain, with some heavy bursts, will spread from the south and west through the morning. The rain will clear southeastwards though through the afternoon, with a mix of sunny spells and blustery showers following from the northwest, some heavy, especially further north. It'll become increasingly windy through the day with southwest winds increasing strong and gusty and later veering west to northwest, further increasing gale force at times in western and northern coastal parts. Highest temperatures of 8 degrees in the north to 13 degrees further south.
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