Tha national forecaster has not yet issued any weather warnings
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Ireland is bracing for “wet and very windy” conditions on Friday with the arrival of the remnants of Hurricane Humberto from over the Atlantic.
The now Category 4 Hurricane Humberto is currently tracking northeastwards from the southeast coast of America towards Ireland at around 130km/h, but is expected to slow significantly before reaching our shores.
However, weather models say it will become re-energised by the jet stream – a fast-flowing current of air above the North Atlantic – which will bring stormy conditions from Friday morning until late evening.
Met Éireann has not yet issued any weather warnings, though it has given an overview of “very windy and wet conditions” conditions on Friday, turning cooler this weekend.
This morning will remain cloudy with rain, most persistently in the west and north. There will be dry spells in the east and south with the odd sunny spell and temperatures of between 15C and 19C.
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Tonight will be cloudy with widespread rain which will carry on into the morning, heaviest in the southwest. It will be a mild night of between 12C to 15C.
Tomorrow will be wet and blustery with the possibility of localised flooding, Met Éireann said. Winds will build along the coasts with highest temperatures of 13C to 17C.
Tomorrow night, rain will clear to the east by night before cloud thickens in the west as Humberto lingers off the west coast. Highest temperatures of 9C to 12C.
Friday will see heavy rain and wind spreading northeast through the morning. Gale force winds will be possible along the west coast. Heavy rain will ease to lighter rain by the evening, with highest temperatures of 15C to 19C. Friday night will still be windy, particularly in western counties, with long spells of rain.
The national forecaster says Saturday and Sunday will be brighter and drier, though cooler, with temperatures of 12C to 16C.
