Weather forecast

It will be cool, cloudy and blustery for St Patrick’s Day, with fresh and gusty west to southwest winds, strong on western coasts.

Scattered outbreaks of rain in Munster and Leinster but good dry periods at times also, especially in the morning. Persistent and heavier spells of rain in Connacht and Ulster. Highest temperatures 9°C to 11°C.

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