ALERT: Met Éireann's five-day Irish weather forecast is in and it's not good!

Tuesday: Overnight mist and fog will gradually clear most areas on Tuesday. Dry overall with sunny spells but staying cloudier further west, with fog lingering across parts of the midlands. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees in a light variable breeze.

National Outlook

Overview: A good deal of dry weather this week, though cloud cover will increase with patches of rain and drizzle at times. However, rainfall amounts will be minimal. Temperatures will be close to normal.

Tuesday night: Dry for most on Tuesday night with areas of mist and fog forming, becoming dense in places, in just light variable breezes.

However, it will turn cloudier in parts of the west and north overnight with isolated patches of light rain and drizzle developing. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees generally, though it will be slightly milder under cloud cover in the west and northwest.

Wednesday: A foggy start for some on Wednesday morning. It will be largely dry and while there'll be some sunny spells for a time in southern areas, it'll be a rather cloudy day overall with scattered patches of light rain, drizzle and mist feeding from the north. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in a light west to northwest breeze.

Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy on Wednesday night with a good deal of dry weather, though with a few patches of light rain, drizzle, mist and fog. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees in light northerly winds.

Thursday: A mostly cloudy day with a lot of dry weather overall, but with a few spots of light rain and drizzle here and there. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in a light northerly or variable breeze.

Friday: Cloudy for most on Friday with the odd patch of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees in light to moderate southerly winds.

Next weekend: Current indications suggest it will turn colder again at the weekend with rain on Saturday followed by showers on Sunday.