Met Éireann forecasts some rain this weekend as conditions become more changeable
Met Éireann has forecast changeable weather with some rain for Ireland, despite a national hosepipe ban coming into effect on Friday. Water authorities state that the expected rainfall will not be sufficient to alleviate long-term drought conditions.
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The report highlights the tension between short-term weather forecasts and long-term resource management during a water crisis.
Sunny spells are forecast to develop more widely throughout the country as the day progresses on Thursday, despite a cloudy start, according to Met Éireann .
Highest temperatures of 21 to 23 degrees are forecast in a light, occasionally moderate, northerly breeze.
The outlook across the country is for mostly dry and settled conditions continuing through to the end of the working week.
Thursday night will be dry for most with variable cloud and clear spells and lowest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees.
Friday is forecast to see a mix of cloud and sunny spells with patchy light rain or drizzle in places, becoming mainly dry with sunny spells by the afternoon.
The sunshine will turn hazier towards evening, as cloud begins to thicken from the northwest. Highest temperatures of 19 to 25 degrees are forecast.
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