Met Éireann is predicting strong winds with showers and rain over the weekend

SATURDAY: Windy with strong southeast to southerly winds touching gale force for a time in western coastal areas in the morning. Outbreaks of rain will spread northwards across the province in the morning and may be heavy in places. 

The rain will clear to sunny spells, isolates showers in the afternoon, and the winds will gradually moderate. Highest temperatures of 18 to 20 degrees. 

SATURDAY NIGHT: Largely dry and clear with winds easing to a light southerly breeze; heavy showers will move up into the south later in the night. 

Cooler than previous nights with lows of 9 to 11 degrees. 

SUNDAY: A bright morning with a few showers in places, which will become widespread and increasingly heavy in the afternoon and evening, with thunderstorms likely in parts. 

Winds will be mostly light, although gusty at times due to showers. Highs of 17 to 21 degrees. 

SUNDAY NIGHT: Showers will clear in the evening; however, rain will later develop in the south and west. Lows of 10 to 13 degrees.