ALERT: Met Éireann's Irish weather forecast for coming week reveals one thing...
There will be no summer just yet as Met Éireann issues its Irish weather forecast for next few days
Monday: Mainly dry to begin over the northern half of the country with variable cloud and sunshine.
Cloudy conditions further south however with showery rain. The showery rain will be heavy at times and will extend further northwards through the day with the chance of an isolated thunderstorm.
Highest temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees, warmest in the north, with mostly light variable winds but winds fresh and northeasterly in direction along the southern coasts.
National Outlook
Overview: Changeable and unsettled. Windier later in the week.
Monday night: Cloud and patchy rain and drizzle will gradually clear eastwards on Monday night. Clearer conditions with just the odd light shower will extend from the west and southwest.
Temperatures not falling below 11 to 14 degrees with light to moderate northeasterly or variable winds, gradually backing northwesterly.
Tuesday: Rather warm with a mix of cloud and sunshine.
While there will be a lot of dry weather for most, showers will occur, but they'll be mostly light and well scattered.
Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees generally, a little cooler near Atlantic and northern coasts, in light to moderate westerly winds.
Tuesday night: Largely dry with clear spells and just the chance of the odd stray shower near western coasts. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees in light southwest or variable breezes.
Wednesday: Current indications suggest that after a largely dry start with sunny spells. Turning cloudier from the west with patchy rain or showers developing.
Turning breezy too with moderate to fresh southerly winds developing. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain in the west and northwest spreading elsewhere through the day with some heavy bursts possible.
A clearance will follow into the west towards evening. Breezy at first with fresh and gusty southerly winds easing light to moderate westerly with the clearance later.
Highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees, coolest in the west and northwest.
Friday and next weekend: Continuing unsettled with spells of wet and breezy weather interspersed with drier and brighter interludes.