'Cold, cloudy and damp' - Met Éireann issues depressing weekend forecast for Clare
The latest weather update for Saturday and Sunday is here
Met Éireann has issued its latest weather forecast for the weekend and, if you are in Clare, it makes for depressing reading.
According to the national forecaster, it will be mild and breezy but dry to start the weekend but rain will arrive during the morning and gradually move eastwards. Highest temperatures of 15 to 17 degrees can be expected with gusty southerly winds.
It will be rather cloudy on Saturday night with outbreaks of rain or showers early in the night. The showers will slowly die out with some clear spells developing from the west as southwesterly breezes change westerly. Lows of 10 to 13 degrees.
Sunday will start out mostly cloudy and damp with outbreaks of rain and drizzle likely in most places. Drier and brighter conditions with sunny spells and just a few showers will gradually extend southeastwards into Munster and County Clare as the day goes on, although cloud and drizzle may linger all day in coastal areas. Highs of 15 to 18 degrees with light to moderate westerly breezes.
Becoming mostly dry on Sunday evening with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Low of 9 to 12 degrees with light variable breezes.