June Bank Holiday weather will be record-breaking amid Met Éireann's latest forecast

Met Éireann has delivered its latest forecast for this June Bank Holiday weekend while bookies suggest it could break an unpopular record. 

Ladbrokes say the June Bank Holiday is gearing up to be the wettest on record.

Following a glorious May which saw some record-breaking warm weather, the June weekend is likely to be a wet one.

Met Éireann have indicated that rain is to be expected over the long weekend, with record amounts for the June bank holiday now at 2/1.

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes commented: “The t-shirts and shorts can be packed away again for the June long weekend. The weather is looking like it’s going to turn and record rain may well be on its way.”

Met Éireann's forecast says Friday will see a "rather cloudy start with some patchy drizzle clearing away. The cloud will break up later too with sunny spells and mostly dry weather developing for the afternoon. There will be some isolated showers at times but most areas will stay dry. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees with southwesterly breezes.

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"A largely dry night [Friday] with good clear spells and any lingering drizzle clearing away. Cloud will slowly push in from the west however overnight with some mist patches forming too. Light southwesterly breezes and lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.

"A cloudy and rather unsettled day [on Saturday] with a band of rain spreading east across the country with strengthening southwesterly winds. The rain will be followed by a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some possibly heavy in the northwest for a time. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees.

"Quite a blustery night with fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds in northwest in particular. Showers will stream across the country and will be heavy and possibly thundery in the west and northwest as the night goes on. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees."

Met Éireann predicts Sunday will stay breezy "with a mix of sunshine and showers, again possibly heavy in the north for a time early in the morning.

"It will stay rather overcast and unsettled through the afternoon and evening. Fresh to strong northwesterly winds will gradually ease with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees," they continue.

"Showers will die out later in the evening with cloud breaking up too. Longer clear spells will develop especially in the east overnight with northwesterly winds easing further. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees."

The forecast goes on to say Bank Holiday Monday will start out "largely fine and dry with sunny spells but cloud will push in from the west later and becoming rather cloudy by the afternoon. Rain will move in from west later in the evening, turning heavy at times too. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with freshening southwesterly winds.

"Current indications suggest another very unsettled day [on Tuesday] with rain spreading over the country and turning heavy at times too. Southerly winds will increase strong for a time as the rain passes with highest temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees."