Met Éireann in brief weather surprise before 'more low pressure' in brutal twist

Met Éireann is predicting some settled weather for Ireland before another low pressure u-turn brings more unsettled weather from the Atlantic at the weekend.

The national forecaster's latest update predicts the week to be "mostly dry and settled at first" before "turning more unsettled for the weekend."

They say Tuesday will be "largely dry with plenty of sunshine and just a few isolated light showers. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in moderate northerly winds.

"It will be dry with mostly clear skies on Tuesday night. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 8 generally but a little milder on the east coast with moderate northeast breezes."

The forecast continues decent for the rest of the week before the weekend's big change.

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"Another bright and mostly dry day on Wednesday with lots of sunshine and just scattered cloud. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in moderate easterly winds. Dry and mostly clear on Wednesday night. Lowest temperatures generally ranging from 6 to 9 degrees with light easterly breezes," Met Éireann predicts.

"Thursday is expected to be a generally dry day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells. However, there is the chance of a few showers developing in the southwest later in the day. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in moderate southeast winds. Cloudy and rather breezy on Thursday night with the chance of a few light showers in the south and west but it will be dry elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in freshening southerly winds.

"Breezy on Friday with plenty of cloud and rain is likely to develop in the south and west by evening time. Maximum temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees in fresh and gusty southerly winds.

"It looks set to be a rather unsettled weekend with low pressure in the Atlantic feeding in bands of rain and showers at times." This follows last weekend's brutal stormy conditions that led to huge rainfall and flooding, mostly in the south of the country.