Ireland sees cooler weather and rain for Bank Holiday

Ireland is set for a week of changeable weather, with a cooler, fresher pattern replacing recent humidity before turning more unsettled for the upcoming August Bank Holiday weekend. The national meteorological service, Met Éireann, forecasts a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers from Wednesday, July 29, through Saturday, August 1, with the most significant rain expected to arrive on Sunday and persist into the holiday Monday.

Wednesday began with rain spreading across Ulster, Connacht, and west Munster, turning heavy at times before becoming lighter as it moved southeast across Leinster and Munster in the afternoon. The capital, Dublin, experienced a damp afternoon after a dry morning, with the rain clearing by evening. Highest temperatures ranged from 17 to 23 degrees Celsius, with cooler, less humid conditions expected overnight as temperatures drop to between 7 and 11 degrees.

This cooler trend is set to continue. Thursday is forecast to be a bright day with sunny spells and well-scattered showers, primarily affecting Connacht and Ulster, with highs of 15 to 22 degrees. Friday will see sunny spells initially, but showers developing in the northwest are expected to...