Here's how the weather is shaping up for St.Patrick's weekend in Northern Ireland
A mixture of heavy rain, sleet and snow in the forecast ❄️🌨️🍺☘️
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Author: Paulo RossPublished 15th Mar 2019 Last updated 15th Mar 2019
St Patrick's Day is almost upon us, and we can practically taste the Guinness.
Revellers are being told to wrap up warm as the Met Office predict a bitterly cold and wet weekend - a warning for heavy rain, sleet and snow has been issued with wintry showers forecast.
According to the Met Office; "Rain and snow will spread to Northern Ireland during the early hours of Saturday, clearing most areas late morning or lunchtime. Most of the snow is likely over hills in the north of Northern Ireland, with possibly up to 2-4 cm around some of the highest routes and towns - but even here it will probably turn to rain for a time. Elsewhere, 20 to 30 mm of rain in 12 hours may bring some flooding."
"Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer."
"Bus services could be affected by snow in places, with car journeys also taking longer, mainly where routes run across hills."
The yellow warning for rain and snow comes into effect from 02:00 lasting through until 13:00 Saturday
Met Office
Saturday is looking like a wash out but things should begin to brighten up in time for the big St.Patrick's Day celebrations on Sunday.
Friday - A dry and increasingly cloudy evening. Sleet and snow spread north soon after midnight, turning persistent and occasionally heavy later in the night. High 9°C / Low -1°C
Saturday - A cold wet day with persistent heavy rain, turning to sleet and snow over higher ground. This gradually clears to the east early afternoon, but wintry showers to follow in the north. High 10°C / Low 2°C
St.Patrick's Day - Cold northerly winds and a few showers around. High 8°C / Low 2°C
Monday - Milder with rain in the west Monday. Cloudy elsewhere. High 9°C / Low 6°C
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Here's how the weather is shaping up for St.Patrick's weekend in Northern Ireland
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