What appears to be our final blast of summer is nearing an end as conditions will start feeling very much like autumn in the coming days. This comes ahead of the Autumn Equinox tomorrow afternoon, which signals the point of the year when days officially begin feeling shorter than nights again. Today could well be the final time this year that temperatures reach 20C before taking a turn to highs of below average for this time of year in the coming days.

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These will clear with sunny spells developing, In the evening showers will develop in eastern parts of Leinster and Munster, some heavy with isolated thunderstorms possible. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees with light to moderate northeasterly breezes. "Tonight, scattered heavy or thundery showers will extend across Munster and Leinster and into eastern and southern parts of Connacht and Ulster.

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