WEATHER: Leitrim to be wet and windy this weekend

Connacht, including Leitrim, will be wet and windy, according to Met Éireann, this weekend. 

Friday will have spells of sunshine across Munster and Connacht, but with scattered showers too, some heavy and showers will will move further eastwards in the afternoon with highest temperatures of between 6 to 10 degrees.

Saturday morning will bring a few bright spells but become increasingly cloudy from the west, with rain and drizzle moving into west Ulster, Connacht and west Munster.

Rain and drizzle will spread southeastwards across the rest of the country through the afternoon with heavier bursts in the west.

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Met Éireann said a mobile Atlantic regime will dominate for the rest of the week and into next week too, bringing a continuation of unsettled weather.

A wet and blustery start to the day with widespread outbreaks of rain on Sunday.

The rain will clear the west and northwest later in the afternoon, with drier and clearer weather following for the evening. Rain will be heaviest and most persistent in Munster and south Leinster with spot flooding possible. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in fresh to strong southwesterly winds.