The unpredictable Irish weather is one of the biggest variable factors for the outdoor festival. Read more: Electric Picnic: Full list of banned items including some alcohol, aerosols, bags and umbrellas Today : Any mist or fog will quickly clear this morning to leave a mostly dry and sunny day, however patchy cloud will bubble up through the middle of the day and may bring a couple of isolated showers.
Friday night: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain turning persistent and locally heavy at times. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11 degrees in Munster and Connacht, but not falling below 12 to 15 degrees in Ulster and Leinster, in light variable winds. Sunday: Rain, heavy at times will gradually clear northwards on Sunday morning, followed by sunny spells and a few showers in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees, warmest in the east, with fresh to strong and gusty cyclonic variable winds will become southerly and moderate during the afternoon.
Tonight: Tonight will start mostly dry with clear spells and patches of mist and fog. Cloud will increase during the night with some showery outbreaks of rain developing in the east later in the night. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 14 degrees, or a little cooler locally in the midwest in light, variable winds.
Saturday: It will be a cloudy start on Saturday morning with rain persisting in part of Ulster and Leinster throughout the day, but sunny spells and showers push in to the south and west. Highest temperatures of 14 to 18 degrees, in light to moderate southeast or variable winds.