A mixed bag of weather for Galway this Easter, with a promising start to the weekend on Goof Friday, but with wind and rain to follow.
The weekend will start off quite chilly, as low temperatures overnight on Thursday/Friday will see a nippy start, dropping to 0 degrees in parts of Galway tonight, but picking up tomorrow.
“Good Friday will the best day countrywide this Easter. It will be dry and bright for most of the country, with just the chance of light isolated showers,” says Met Eireann forecaster Linda Hughes.
In Galway, the day will be partly cloudy but dry, with sunshine breaking through as well in the afternoon, including some clear, bright spells.
After a chilly start to the morning on Good Friday, temperatures will reach highs of 10 – 12 degrees later in the day, with moderate southeasterly winds.
“A lot of dry weather too, in the east over the Easter weekend, however it will be overall quite cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain and some heavy rain moving in at times from the Atlantic,” continues Linda.
“Southerly winds will be mostly light on Saturday, but will freshen during Easter Sunday will be a fresh, blustery day”.
Saturday will take a turn for the worse, with rain showers possible throughout much of the day, strongest and more persistent in coastal areas.
Light to moderate southeasterly winds also forecast, again strongest in coastal areas, with highest temperatures of 9 – 10 degrees.
Easter Sunday will also be a blustery day, with winds reaching near gale strength on the Atlantic coast, and heavy rain showers also expected.
Easter Monday will be a bright, breezy day with sunny spells and passing showers, and winds turning quite blustery at times in places.
