A weather expert has warned of the possibility of a storm hitting the country next week, though there is still plenty of ‘uncertainty’ over the coming days.

Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather made the warning announcement on Wednesday, following another warm and relatively dry day.

The weather guru said the ECMWF model brings the storm into Ireland and ‘strong enough in Southwest,’ while the GFS model has it peaking in the South of the country.

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A weather expert has warned of the possibility of a storm hitting the country next week, though there is still plenty of ‘uncertainty’ over the coming days. Pic: Collins Photos

‘I’m sure you will see worst case scenario charts shared so bear in mind still very uncertain,’ he added.

Looking towards the end of this week, Met Éireann say Thursday will be breezy. Conditions will be mostly dry and cloudy to start with sunny spells hitting the east and patchy rain hitting the west and northwest.

Friday will see more patchy rain and drizzle, particularly in the south and east, with isolated showers throughout. The forecaster says temperatures will remain in the mid-teens.

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‘Mixed conditions this weekend with showers on Saturday and more widespread rain on Sunday,’ they said. ‘Monday will be drier and brighter but it will turn more unsettled for the rest of next week.

Temperatures are remaining pretty high for the time of year, with Thursday potentially hitting 19 degrees, and temperatures of up to 17 and 18 degrees throughout the weekend.

Night time temperatures are remaining high also, with a range of between 9 and 13 overnight over the next few evenings.

They added that there was a ‘potential’ for wet and windy conditions on Tuesday, with further rain and blustery weather hitting the later half of the week.