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Unsettled conditions to last into next week, Met Eireann warns as damaging Hurricane Ernesto to bring thunderstorms
The hurricane is currently tracking in Ireland's direction from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
MET Eireann has warned of rain and strong winds ahead of Hurricane Ernesto.
According to the latest weather forecast, Electric Picnic attendees just missed out on the bad conditions.
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Today is set to have both sunny spells and scattered showers, which will be most frequent in the west and north.
These will turn heavy and become isolated later in the afternoon.
Met Éireann forecaster Joanna Donnelly said: "Some will be heavy, with the chance of an isolated thunderstorm".
Temperatures will reach between 14C to 18C but there will be gusty westerly winds which will be strong at times on the western and northern coasts.
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Tonight will be "largely dry with clear spells", Joanna said, with cloud building from the west.
The northwest will see rain and drizzle by tomorrow morning.
Temperatures are set to drop to between 9C and 13C, with light to moderate winds.
Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with rain and drizzle in the northern half of the country during the morning.
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It will become drier in the afternoon, as "southerly winds strengthen through the day" Joanna warned.
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They will be especially strong near Atlantic coasts.
Temperatures will range from 14C to 18C.
Tomorrow night will be wet and windy, with heavy and persistent rain moving eastwards over the country.
Joanna warned that this will bring the chance of flooding.
The rain will be accompanied by strong and gusty winds, which will ease westerly as the rain clears eastwards. Temperatures will range between 12C and 16C.
Thursday morning will see the last of the overnight rain and strong winds clearing.
The day will then be largely dry with sunny spells and well scattered showers.
Temperatures will reach between 16C and 19C in moderate winds.
HURRICANE ERNESTO REMNANTS
Joanna warned that Thursday will see another spell of "very wet" and windy weather, with the risk of flooding in places.
Temperatures will drop to between 10C and 12C.
The heavy rain will move through Friday morning, clearing to sunshine and blustery showers.
Temperatures will range from 14C to 18C.
Saturday will be filled with sunshine and showers, as temperatures range from 14C to 18C.
According to the current indications from the forecaster, unsettled conditions will continue through Sunday and into next week.
This comes as the remnants of "damaging" Hurricane Ernesto are expected to hit Ireland in days, a weather expert has warned.
The hurricane is currently tracking in Ireland's direction from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly said what is left of the tropical storm could make landfall on Wednesday night, August 21.
TEOLOGIXMHe told his Instagram followers in an update: "Hurricane Ernesto has gone through Bermuda causing some damage and it will take a turn Northeast into the Atlantic this week with the remnants possibly bringing us some windy weather Wednesday night into Thursday."