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Storm Ashley caused chaos across Ireland on Sunday, with tens of thousands of home left without power and 60 flights due to depart and land at Dublin Airport cancelled.
With Ireland’s dreadful year of weather going from bad to worse, many are hoping for the conditions to ease as the nation prepares for the dreaded winter season.
Monday will begin dry, with sunny spells and just a few showers. However, it will turn cloudier from the west this afternoon, with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15C in moderate to fresh southwest winds, increasing strong and gusty near western and northwestern coasts at times.
Looking ahead to the weekend, it will be quite cloudy for a time with outbreaks of rain continuing to spread eastwards over the country, with the chance of a few heavy bursts across southern counties.
Clear spells and a few showers will extend from the west overnight. Lowest temperature of 5 to 9C with winds decreasing light to moderate southwest or variable.
Any mist and fog patches from Monday night will clear on Tuesday morning to sunny spells and well-scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 12 to 15C in mainly light southwest or variable breezes, increasing moderate to fresh near west and northwest coasts towards the evening
Tuesday night will be generally dry with clear spells and just isolated showers. Cloud will thicken overnight with patchy rain and drizzle developing in Atlantic coastal counties. There’ll be some hill and coastal mist too. Lows of 6 to 10C in mostly light to moderate southerly winds, fresher near western and northwestern coasts.
Giving their verdict for Wednesday, a Met Éireann forecaster said: "Mostly cloudy on Wednesday with patchy rain and drizzle, although some limited bright or sunny intervals will also occur.
"Highest temperatures of 13 to 16C in freshening southerly winds. Continuing mostly cloudy on Wednesday night with patchy rain and drizzle. Rather breezy too with moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds. Mild, with lowest temperatures of 10 to 12C."
Heavy rain will gradually spread from the Atlantic on Thursday, with some spot flooding possible. A clearance to scattered showers will start to extend from the west later in the day. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16C with moderate to fresh and gusty southerly winds, veering westerly and easing.
Following a night of long spells of rain, some heavy and possibly thundery, on Thursday, current indications for Friday suggest it will be breezy with sunshine and showers, some possibly heavy and prolonged, especially in the west and north.
It will be cooler than the days preceding it, with highs of 10 to 13C in blustery northwest winds, easing later.
According to Met Éireann, current indications suggest next weekend will see fairly mixed conditions overall.
*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.