THE area in Ireland that will avoid heavy rainfall this week has been been pinpointed as conditions are set to see a major shift.
Despite the coming days being mild and calm on the weather front, showers are set to emerge by the end of the week.
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However, one lucky area appears to escape the rainfall as weather experts confirmed the rest of the country will be hit with “persistent rain” and winds from the Atlantic building up.
Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly shared that the southeast of the country will see the bout of bad weather bypass them.
Alan said: “Cloud increasing from the West but what a Monday and Ireland looking well in this high resolution satellite image from NASA today.
“Not much rain up to Thursday, just odd shower and Southeast may escape. Here’s to many more days of sunshine this coming summer.”
This week is looking to see bright and sunny spells developing before a turn on Wednesday evening, bringing breezier and wetter days.
Today is looking to start off damp before gradually seeing sunny spells break through.
And temperatures today will hit a weekly high, rising as high as 15C in some areas.
Met Eireann’s Brandon Creagh said: “Well after a damp misty start this morning it will gradually brighten up this afternoon with patchy light rain and drizzle clearing southwards becoming mostly cloudy for a time before gradually brightening up with sunshine developing in the afternoon.
“Highest temperatures of 12C to 15C in a light northwest or variable breeze.”
Tonight will see temperatures drop significantly but remain clear, making way for mist and fog to form.
He said: “Into tonight continuing cold and dry with long clear spells at first before cloud builds from the west by morning.
“Patches of mist and fog forming in light southwest or variable breezes and lowest temperatures of 1C to 4C.”
REST OF THE WEEK
Wednesday morning will see most of that mist clear early on with sunny spells breaking through again.
And weather bosses confirmed that the south and east are expected to see the best of this, with temperatures again hitting 15C.
Brandon said: “Tomorrow Wednesday will have areas of mist clear with sunny spells following the best of the sunshine in the south and east.
“Some more persistent rain will move into the northwest later on in the evening with highest temperatures tomorrow of 12C to 15C in a light moderate southwest wind freshening in the northwest later.”
Thursday, however, will start to really see some change as cloud takes over and brings more rain and drizzle throughout the day.
He said: “Looking ahead to Thursday a mostly cloudy and breezy day with patchy rain and drizzle.
“More persistent rain developing in Atlantic coastal areas towards evening again and highest temperatures of 10C to 13C in a moderate fresh southwest wind increasing strong at times near Atlantic coasts.”
Friday is set to be a cool day with temperatures dropping again to 8C to 10C, with widespread showers and a chance of hail to develop, and many of these showers becoming heavy at times.
Saturday will continue on this front, with rain spreading from the west early on before clearing to bring some sun.
Showers will remain throughout the evening but not as heavy as earlier in the day, with temperatures between 10C and 14C.
