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Our neighbours across the Irish Sea are again expecting extreme weather in the next week or so, but Ireland should avoid it.

The Mirror in the UK are reporting there will be heavy snow and icy temperatures as a cold air sweeps across Britain.

However this is not looking like reaching Ireland, with the forecast for here a lot milder.

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Weather chiefs expect Dublin to get a lot wetter than it has been for the last few weeks, but mild temperatures will continue.

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Largely dry but rather cloudy today, Friday, with just the odd spot of drizzle and patchy mist. Some limited brighter intervals will also occur. Highs of 9 or 10 degrees in light west to southwest breezes.

"Dry at first tonight with patchy mist and fog. Becoming breezy overnight with light rain and drizzle developing for a time. Lows of 6 or 7 degrees in moderate to fresh westerly winds.

"Breezy and mostly cloudy tomorrow, Saturday, with any residual showers from overnight clearing during the morning. Top temperature of 10 degrees in moderate to fresh west to northwest breezes.

"High pressure will decline slowly to the southwest over the coming days allowing a gradual transition to a more Atlantic type weather regime.

"It will continue to be generally milder than average up until around midweek next week, with temperatures returning to nearer normal by then. Noticeably windier for many over the coming weekend."

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Both Saturday and Sunday will have plenty of showers but there will be no heavy rainfall.

The forecaster added: "Mild and windy on Saturday night. Largely dry at first with just scattered patches of drizzle in parts of the west and north.

"A spell of more persistent rain and drizzle will push into northern and northwestern areas overnight, but the rain will become lighter and patchier as it extends southwards, although it will be damp in many parts of the country by dawn.

"Lows of 7 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds, strong to near gale at the coasts.



"A damp, cloudy and blustery start to Sunday with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle clearing southwards follow by drier and somewhat brighter conditions, although, still a good deal of cloud overall. A few showers will affect the north Ulster coast.

"Afternoon highs will range from 7 to 11 degrees, with the coldest temperatures in the north. Moderate to fresh and gusty northwesterly winds, strong to near gale at the coasts."