Met Éireann issues General Election weather update after latest warning

Met Éireann has issued its weather forecast for Friday, the day Ireland goes to the polls to vote in General Election 2024.

While a weather warning for fog will lapse on Thursday, the weather on Friday looks set to be rather dull and damp as people go to polling stations all over the country.

"It looks set to be a cloudy and rather damp day on Friday with outbreaks of rain pushing northwards over the country," Met Éireann said in an update.

"A clearance to scattered showers will follow from the Atlantic to southern and western counties during the evening. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds. Mostly cloudy on Friday night with a few patches of rain, drizzle and mist but overall plenty of dry weather. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds."

As counting begins on Saturday, Met Éireann says it will be "breezy with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. More persistent rain will develop in Atlantic coastal counties during Saturday afternoon. A mild day with highest temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds. Further outbreaks of rain on Saturday night, turning heavy in places with the chance of spot flooding. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in moderate southwest winds.

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"Outbreaks of rain across the eastern half of the country early on Sunday with a clearance to sunny spells and showers developing in the west. Sunny spells and scattered showers will extend to all areas during the course of the afternoon. Maximum afternoon temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate southwest to west winds."