ALERT: Irish weather forecast for coming week is in and the weekend is terrible!
Met Éireann has published its Irish weather forecast for next few days and into next weekend
Monday: It will be quite cloudy with a few sunny spells in the east and southeast. A lot of dry weather overall but with some patchy rain over the western half of the country and the odd shower elsewhere.
Highest temperatures of 16 degrees in the northwest to 22 degrees in the southeast in a light to moderate southwest breeze.
A cloudy start on Monday night with patchy rain and drizzle in the west and northwest gradually spreading southeastwards. The rain will ease as it spreads, with many eastern areas staying dry.
Some mist and fog will develop also. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees in light westerly or variable winds.
Tuesday: A warm and mostly dry day on Tuesday with some sunny spells, though it will be cloudier over the northern half of the country with occasional rain and drizzle.
Any rain will ease by late afternoon with more widespread sunny spells developing. Highs temperatures of 17 degrees in the northwest to 23 degrees in the southeast in a light northwesterly or variable breeze.
National Outlook
Overview: Warm, with plenty of dry weather. Turning more unsettled from Friday onwards.
Tuesday night: A dry night with long clear spells and patchy mist and fog. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in a light variable breeze.
Wednesday: Warm, bright and generally dry with sunny spells. There is the chance of isolated light showers in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 20 to 24 degrees in a light southerly or variable breeze.
Wednesday night: Most of the country will remain dry with clear spells. It will turn cloudier in the west and southwest overnight with some light rain and drizzle developing there by morning. Mild and humid with temperatures not falling below 11 to 14 degrees in light variable winds.
Thursday: A good deal of dry weather with sunny spells at first but patchy cloud and scattered showers will spread from the west through the morning and afternoon. Another warm day with highest temperatures of 20 to 23 degrees in light to moderate southwest winds.
Friday: Becoming overcast and wetter with outbreaks of rain spreading from the Atlantic. Slight cooler and breezier with highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Next weekend: Turning more unsettled with spells of rain and showers. Cooler also with daytime temperatures falling back to the mid to high teens.