ALERT: Met Éireann's Irish weather forecast for the coming weekend has landed...
It's not good...the Irish weather forecast from Met Éireann for the next few days
Saturday: It will be mostly cloudy with mist and fog. There will be outbreaks of rain and drizzle, most frequent in the south and east, according to Met Éireann's Irish weather forecast.
Highest temperatures will range between 4 degrees in the northeast and 12 degrees in the southwest, with light to moderate east to southeast winds.
OVERVIEW: Mostly cloudy with spells of rain.
Saturday night: Persistent rain will extend into the southwest and west through the night with some spot flooding possible. Drier elsewhere though there still will be patches of rain and drizzle about.
Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees in mostly moderate east or southeast winds.
Sunday: Rain over the southwestern half of the country in the morning will become patchier with good dry intervals developing for the afternoon with some hazy sunny spells.
Largely cloudy elsewhere with patchy rain and drizzle at times. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees generally, milder in the southwest with moderate, occasionally fresh southeasterly winds.
Sunday night: Rather cloudy with some patchy rain and drizzle at first before more persistent and locally heavy rain moves in from the west, extending to all but the east and northeast by morning.
Lowest temperatures again of 3 to 8 degrees, coldest in the north. Mostly moderate southeast winds.
Monday: A wet day with widespread rain, heavy at times with spot flooding likely. Highest afternoon temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees for most but 4 to 7 degrees for Ulster, all in moderate to fresh southeast winds.
The rain will continue through the night though it will be milder than preceding nights.
Tuesday: After a wet start, rain will clear from the south through the morning, becoming drier though there will be some patches of rain and drizzle.
Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with fresh and gusty south or southeast winds.
Further Outlook: Generally unsettled through the rest of the working week with further spells of rain. Breezy at times too but mild for the time of year with daytime temperatures generally reaching double digits and frost-free nights.