Batten down the hatches! Stormy weather to hit Ireland this weekend

The weather has been a bit of a mixed bag as of late, and it looks like that won't be stopping any time soon. 

According to Met Éireann, we can expect some temperamental weather over the weekend. 

The forecaster predicts a mixture of bright sunny spells and heavy showers over the country. 

Today's showers most frequent during the a.m. in the W but will become widespread during the course of the p.m., thundery downpours possible

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) September 29, 2017

This is set to include the occasional thundery downpour. 

Moving into Saturday, the day should be mostly dry, with a spell of rain on the Atlantic coast. 

As we move into Sunday, the weather will get more severe, with heavy rain and scattered showers. 

'So at the moment it looks like the worst of the weather will be on Saturday night into Sunday, and we can expect some heavy rain and also some strong winds with some gales along the west coasts,' Met Éireann Meteorologist Matthew Martin told Breaking News.