Weather Advisory Issued For Electric Picnic Weekend

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Picnic-ers are advised to wrap up for the Stradbally festival.

Met Eireann has issued a weather advisory for Ireland for this weekend.

It will be valid from Friday at 7pm until 7pm on Monday, with wet and windy conditions expected, which the forecaster says may cause disruption.

Electric Picnic takes place in Stradbally in County Laois this weekend for the first time in three years, with a record of 70,000 people expected.

Offaly man Cathal Nolan, from Ireland's Weather Channel, is urging people to wrap up if going to the festival:

But Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann, Laois woman Evelyn Cusack doesn't expect it will dampen spirits:

Read More: Electric Picnic - Everything You Need To Know

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