Batten down the hatches! Stormy weather to hit Ireland for Bank Holiday weekend

IRELAND will be hit with a low pressure system sweeping across the country this coming Friday. 

The system will bring heavy rain and winds with the strongest of these winds staying off the south coast of the country. 

It is still unsure what parts of the country will be hit worse with this low pressure but rain and wind is expected for the entire country. 

Friday into Saturday morning will be extremely wet with the majority of the rain falling during the night. 

It is still unsure whether the Bank Holiday Monday will be wet or not but the changeable weather is here to stay for the whole weekend. MORE DETAILS BELOW TWEET.

#WeekAhead

Low pressure dominating as we head into the 1st week of August bringing rain or showers on most days️☔️

More in the way of sunny spells as we head through the 2nd half of this week⛅️

Temperatures on the cool side of average after midweek due to northerly winds️ pic.twitter.com/fOelharE8r

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) July 31, 2023

Met Éireann national forecast issued on August 2 at 11:22 am

Wednesday: Dull, damp and cloudy at first with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Gradually brightening up in the west and north with scattered showers, as light winds turn to a moderate to fresh northerly. Remaining mostly cloudy in the east and southeast, however, with spells of rain or showers. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees.

Showers will become isolated and largely confined to western and northwestern coastal counties. Clear spells for a time early on, but becoming mostly cloudy again overnight. A moderate to fresh northerly breeze will persist with lowest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.

Thursday: Rather cloudy with scattered showers from early in the morning. The showers will gradually become more isolated during the afternoon and it will brighten up in most places by evening. Feeling cool in moderate to fresh northwest winds highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees.

Cloud will gradually break up later in the evening as any lingering showers begin to die out. Long clear spells will develop with mostly dry conditions overnight. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in a moderate northerly breeze.

Friday: Bright to begin on Friday with hazy sunny spells and isolated showers. Cloud will gradually thicken from the Atlantic with outbreaks of rain developing in western coastal counties during the afternoon and spreading eastwards later. Highs of 15 to 18 degrees. Light to moderate westerly breezes will back south to southeast later.

Widespread rain with heavy falls will bring a risk of spot flooding. Winds will be mostly light to moderate variable but fresh to strong at times near western and southern coasts. Lows of 10 to 13 degrees.

Saturday: A wet and blustery start across the east the country with rain, heavy at times, clearing into the Irish Sea. Brighter and drier conditions with scattered showers in the west will gradually extend to all parts by the early afternoon. Moderate to fresh and gusty northwest winds will moderate by early afternoon. Highs of 15 to 18 degrees.

Showers will become largely confined to Atlantic coasts with long clear spells developing elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in a mainly light westerly breeze.

Sunday: A mix of sunny spells and showers in light to moderate westerly winds. Highest temperatures ranging 15 to 19 degrees, coolest in the northwest.

Bank Holiday Monday: Current indications suggest increasing cloud with another spell of rain moving in from the Atlantic.