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# summer weather

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Enjoy today's good weather because rain is on the way later this week

Met Éireann is forecasting showery weather throughout Ireland on Friday and over the weekend.

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May 30th 2018, 9:26 AM

Today was the hottest day of the year ... but cloudy conditions and rain are on their way

Temperatures of 26.1 degrees were recorded in some parts of the country today.

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May 29th 2018, 10:50 PM

Mediterranean conditions to last up to weekend (but it will stay sunny after that too!)

There’ll be a bit of a drop off after tomorrow, but we’ll still be firmly in Irish “good summer” territory…

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Jul 11th 2013, 9:31 AM