Limerick Weather: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

TODAY  will start cloudy and damp with patches of rain and drizzle across the country.

Occasional sunny spells will break through in the east and south later while longer spells of rain will develop in the north and west.

Highest temperatures of 20 to 24 degrees in moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.

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NATIONAL OUTLOOK 

TONIGHT: A rather cloud night with spells of rain across western and northern counties. Staying a little drier further east before the rain spreads to all areas before dawn. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with a light to moderate southwest wind, becoming a little fresher in the northwest.

TOMORROW: A wet start as band of rain moves east off the country. By midday however good sunny spells will develop with isolated showers at times. Later in the afternoon the showers will become confined to Atlantic coastal counties with the best of the dry weather in the southeast. Highs of 16 to 21 degrees in a moderate westerly breeze.

TOMORROW NIGHT: A few showers may linger along Atlantic coastal counties but there will be good clear and dry spells elsewhere. Westerly breezes will weaken overnight and a little cooler than previous nights with lows of 8 to 11 degrees.

THURSDAY: Starting off mainly sunny and dry but later more cloud will bubble up with a few isolated showers developing in a westerly breeze. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in a light to moderate westerly breeze.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly dry with long clear spells especially in the east. Further west there will be a little more cloud developing with the chance of one or two showers at times too. Overnight though a band of rain will move over the country. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in a moderate westerly breeze.

FRIDAY: Friday looks to be rather unsettled with bands of rain moving over the country, turning heavy at times too especially in the west. Westerly winds will freshen at times too with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.