The weather is set to take a turn for the worst in a few days time thanks to the arrival of some pretty wet and blustery conditions.
Met Eireann says that a "quiet and benign" start to the week will turn more unsettled in the lead up to the weekend.
Monday will be mostly cloudy with a little patchy drizzle at times, especially during the morning.
Drizzle will become mainly confined to west and northwest coastal areas later but otherwise it will be dry, with sunny spells developing, the best in the south and east, and highest temperatures of 16 to 19C.
It will stay mostly cloudy overnight on Monday with just isolated patches of drizzle or mist and lowest temperatures of 9 to 13C.
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with just occasional brighter spells in the east and south.
Patchy outbreaks of light rain and drizzle will occur also, mainly over the western half of the country.
Maximum temperatures will be between 17 to 20C, in mostly moderate southwest breezes, which will turn fresh to strong in the northwest during the afternoon.
It will become dry in most places on Tuesday night with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Outbreaks of rain will extend from the northwest later in the night, however, with some locally heavy bursts, and lowest temperatures of 11 to 14C.
A forecaster said: "Outbreaks of rain will continue to edge southeastwards over the country during Wednesday, followed by drier and clearer conditions. Maximum temperatures of 16 to 20C, mildest ahead of the rain in the southeast.
"Breezy or blustery on Wednesday night, especially in northern and northwestern coastal areas with west to northwest winds increasing strong to near gale and gusty. Scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13C."
Met Eireann added that current indications suggest "variable cloud and some sunshine with a few showers for most on Thursday".
Cloud will increase in the west and southwest, however, with patchy rain and drizzle developing in these areas. Maximum temperatures will be between 14 to 18C, coolest in Ulster, with northwest winds moderating and backing west to southwest.
Friday will be a breezy day with cloud and patchy drizzle giving way to sunny spells and scattered showers during the morning.
Maximum temperatures will range from 15 to 19C, possibly up to 20C in the south and southeast, with moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwest winds.
The forecaster said that current indications suggest "unsettled and changeable conditions" will continue over the weekend with Atlantic low pressure dominating.
