THURSDAY … Except for some low cloud or fog near outer coasts, there will be warm sunshine in many places. Maximum daytime temperatures 21-24 C away from cooling sea breezes that will be generally quite weak, although capable of dropping temperatures to about 15-17 C.
THURSDAY NIGHT … A clear night with mist or fog patches in a few spots. Lows near 7 C
FRIDAY … Little change. Sunshine, light winds and quite warm away from the east coast where a slight east wind will set in. Highs 21-24 C, except 15-17 C near the east and north coast, as well as the outer south coast.
SATURDAY … Turning cooler in Ulster, and possibly north Leinster, due to a weak “back-door” cold front from the northeast and a stronger sea breeze that may also cool Dublin and coastal Wicklow. Cloudy at times with drizzle in these counties, highs 14-16 C. Otherwise, most other parts should remain rather warm and partly cloudy. North to northeast winds 10-20 mph and highs of about 17-21 C, warmest in the southwest.
SUNDAY … The Saturday cooling trend looks like it may fizzle out and await a second push of cooler air later Monday, so that Sunday may actually see a slight rebound in temperatures where it turned cooler on Saturday. At this stage it looks like the north can expect cloud with some sunny intervals and highs 16-19 C, while it will be partly cloudy to sunny in the south with highs ranging highs 17-21 C. (Morning lows 8-10 C)
MONDAY … Once again, cooler air will try to push the warm air away and will begin to make further inroads, likely about as far south as Galway to Wicklow. This will allow areas further southwest to remain rather warm. The northern half to two-thirds of Ireland would then become cloudy with highs near 15 C while the southwest stays partly cloudy with highs 17-20 C. (Morning lows 8-10 C)
Some showers are likely by later Monday and into Monday night especially for Ulster where it could rain fairly steadily at times.
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