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Weather conditions look set to ease today as counties in the south east and west begin to recover after Storm Brian brought heavey rain and flooding to the region.

Today is expected to be a cool day with a some sunny spells and scattered showers expected in Munster, Connacht and Ulster this morning.

Other parts of the country will remain largely dry, though showers may develop later in the day, with more persistent rain expected for this evening – top temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees.

Tomorrow looks set to be a mainly dry day with all counties enjoying spells of sunshine and top  temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.

Forecasts suggest that the rest of the week will see some very unsettled and changeable weather as Atlantic weather systems cross Ireland from time to time.

So basically, just make sure to have a scarf, brolly and sunglasses on you at all times.

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With talk of Storm Brian increasing with every passing day, it's no surprise most of us are paying even closer attention to the weather forecast than usual.

On both Twitter and their official website, Met Éireann are warning the public of the potential for localised flooding in many areas.

"This afternoon will be wet countrywide with the rain turning heavy and persistent in many areas and some local flooding likely," reads the forecast for tonight.

"Winds will be light for much of the day but will become strong around Western and Southern coasts."

Friday doesn't sound much more promising, with forecasters anticipating: "Mist and fog patches will clear quickly tomorrow with sunny spells for a time in the morning."

"But cloud will gradually thicken with rain developing in the West and South by midday and spreading to the rest of the country in the afternoon."

On Saturday we should expect  'a wet and windy day with strong and gusty westerly winds and heavy squally showers, with highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees and feeling cold in the wind and rain'. 

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Storm Ophelia left a path of destruction as it passed over Ireland yesterday, in what experts are calling with most severe weather event witnessed here since the 1960s.

Buildings were destroyed, roads were blocked and with 200,000 household and businesses without power today, recovery efforts are only just beginning.

However, it looks like we may have batten down the hatches once again as Storm Brian makes its way toward the island.

Tweeting early this morning, TV3 weatherman Deric Ó hArtagáin shared a picture of the developing weather system.

The storm is forecast for this weekend and is said to have low pressure intensity, similar to that of ex-Hurricane Ophelia.

Winds are set to reach 100 km/h, particularly the South and West Coast.

Keep an eye on met.ie for updates throughout the week. 

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We don't know about you, but our mood is often dictated by the weather.

And if today's forecast is anything to go by, we can expect to feel pretty damn gloomy.

According to the good folk at Met Éireann, today's weather will be largely dictated by drizzle, mist and fog, so if you put any effort into your hair this morning, you may want to stay indoors,

"A few bright or short sunny spells this morning, but generally cloudy, with occasional patches of drizzle, mist and fog," their website reads.

"More persistent rain will spread from the Atlantic later this afternoon and evening. Moderate southwest winds will increase fresh and gusty by evening. Top temperatures 13 to 16 Celsius."

And as for tonight?

"Breezy, misty and mostly cloudy tonight. Further rain, drizzle and fog for a time, but drier later, with scattered showers. Lowest temperatures 8 to 10 C., with the fresh and gusty southwest winds decreasing moderate."

Who feels like crawling back to bed?

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It's official – Friday September 22 marks the first day of Autumn and with all hopes of an Indian summer pretty much gone out the window, it's time to settle in for the season ahead.

While today is expected to be mostly dry with top temperatures of 18 degrees, the same can not be said for the rest of the week.

Tomorrow will be cloudy and misty with widespread rain and drizzle affecting most areas. Slightly cooler with top temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees.

The outlook remains unsettled for the rest of the week scattered showers and short sunny spells.

Early predictions suggest the weekend will be wet and windy, though some sunny spells are expected on Sunday.

Bye-bye summer, see you next year. 

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Another bout of bad weather is set to impact a number of counties today, as a status yellow weather warning is in place. 

According to Met Éireann, a band of very strong winds is set to impact the centre of the country, as a deepening depression spanning fom Galway to Dublin is expected.

This will affect coastal counties of the southwest, south and possibly parts of the east coast later. 

Southwest to west winds are expected to increase to mean speed of 50 to 65km/h, with gusts of 90 to 110km/h this afternoon in coastal counties of the southwest and south.

More severe winds will possibly transfer to parts of the east coast later this evening or early tonight.

Winds will be at their strongest in exposed coastal areas.

The wind warning is in place for Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford.

The warning will in in effect from this morning until midnight. 

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The summer is well and truly behind us if the current weather situation is anything to go by. 

There is a status yellow weather warning in place for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Kerry from Met Éireann.

According to the forecaster,'some very strong west, veering northwest winds are expected to affect western and southwestern coastal counties later Sunday, overnight and into Monday morning.'

Gusts of up to 110kmph are expected in these regions. 

The winds will be 'strongest in the exposed hilly and coastal areas with very high seas along the coasts during this period.'

We'll be battening down the hatches and watching a box set for the weekend,so. 

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Ladies. if you were confident that the kids' return to school would signal the arrival of our annual Indian Summer, we have some bad news for you.

According to the good folk at Met Éireann, we are in for one seriously wet weekend, with forecasters issuing a Status Yellow weather warning.

The Met Éireann forecast has confirmed rainfall for 14 counties this weekend, including Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford.

The warning went into effect this morning at 10am and will continue until Sunday at 06.00.

Thankfully for Electric Picnic revellers, Co Laois didn't make its way onto the aforementioned list, but that doesn't mean you can forego wellies in favour of sunglasses, ladies.

It is Ireland, after all.

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According to Met Éireann, a heavy spell of rain is in store for us this weekend. 

A status yellow weather warning is in place over much of the country as the national forecaster predicts heavy rain showers into tonight. 

'Showers, some heavy and prolonged affecting parts of Ulster, Connacht and north Leinster today with the risk of an isolated thunderstorm in Ulster this afternoon,' Met Éireann has warned.

'Lengthy dry periods elsewhere with some sunny spells and just a few passing showers.'

As for Electric Picnic next weekend, the outlook remains mixed according to Met Éireann.

'Outlook is for rather mixed weather to continue, there will be some dry bright periods, but showers or spells of rain at times also.'

So bring that rain poncho…

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Get your umbrella and wellies out – or better yet just stay indoors. 

Hurricane Gert has arrived in Ireland, and according to Met Eireann, she has approximately no chill when it comes to bringing the rain to our little island. 

A status yellow national weather warning is currently in place, as the weather forecasters predict heavy rainfall for Sunday and Monday. 

We can also expect humid conditions, high temperatures of 17-19 degrees and heavier rain. Gorge. 

'Warm, humid conditions expected to develop through Sunday, lasting into the early days of next week, will bring spells of heavy rain leading to potential accumulations of 30 to 50mm, with highest totals in the mountains,' reads the warning. 

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If you're full of that classic Friday feeling, we hate to rain on your parade, but the weather for the coming weekend is set to be far from pleasant.

According to the good folk at Met Éireann, we are to expect periods of heavy rain, which will bring with them the risk of local flooding in some areas of the country.

"Warm, humid conditions expected to develop on Sunday and lasting into the early days of next week will bring spells of heavy rain and the risk of local flooding," reads the forecast on the website.

"Details uncertain at this stage but current indications suggest that Northwestern coastal areas will be worst affected."

The national forecasters issued a Status Yellow weather warning as of 1pm this afternoon, and it will remain in place until noon on Tuesday.

Well, that's just top-notch.

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Let's be real; we're not exactly strangers to rain in this country, but the idea of battling through a wet and windy week in the middle of August doesn't exactly fill us with joy.

And according to the good folk over at Met Éireann, that's exactly what we're in for this week.

"Brighter, showery conditions will extend into western areas this afternoon and evening, but rain will persist for much of the day in eastern and southern counties, with a risk of thundery downpours there," reads their official website.

Tomorrow, we should expect scattered showers while Wednesday will be wet and windy, with "rain becoming widespread during the morning with some heavy bursts, accompanied by fresh and gusty southerly winds, strong to near gale near coasts."

Thursday will be brighter than the previous days but equally as wet, with the forecast reading: "The showers will tend to be more frequent later in the day, and may merge to longer spells of rain during the evening."

So, what's the overview for the coming week, in simplest terms? 

Well, apparently 'the week ahead will be unsettled, with an Atlantic regime dominating. Mobile Atlantic conditions are expected to continue to dominate, with temperatures likely to remain slightly below the seasonal average'.

And we're off to look up some flights…

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