The forecast is looking pretty bleak again in the coming days, with the next 24 hours bringing particularly inclement weather.
Met Eireann has issued a weather warning for eight counties with some usual conditions not usually associated with the last month of the summer set to hit.
A Status Yellow wind warning was issued on Wednesday with gusts of up to 90 km/h expected in several areas at various periods throughout Thursday.
The alert for Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be in effect from 6am until 3pm on Thursday.
The national forecaster is warning of "unseasonably windy" conditions with "south to southeast winds veering southwest" and reaching mean speeds of 40 to 50 km/h with gusts of up to 90 km/h.
"Winds will be strongest along the coast, as well as exposed and higher terrain. Very rough seas are expected too," Met Eireann said.
Meanwhile, a wind warning for Kerry in place from 8am until 11am on Thursday promises to bring similar wind speeds and strong guts of up to 90 km/h.
In neighbouring Cork, the same Status Yellow wind warning will be in effect from 9am until 1pm.
As for the rest of the country, the unsettled and blustery conditions are set to batter the nation throughout Thursday.
It follows a cloudy and wet night on Wednesday with lowest temperatures of 7 to 11C.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Thursday will be an unseasonably windy day with fresh to strong and gusty southwest winds, reaching gale force on Atlantic coasts with very rough seas; some rough conditions across inland lakes too.
"Showery outbreaks of rain will extend over the western half of the country in the morning, heaviest in the northwest, and will extend eastwards into the afternoon.
"Some good sunny spells early on in the east and later across other areas as showers become well scattered along with moderating southwest winds. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19C."
It will remain unsettled throughout the rest of the week, with showers mainly affecting the west and northwest overnight on Thursday with long clear spells elsewhere.
"Friday will be blustery again with fresh southwest winds, strong at times in coastal areas especially in the north and northwest," Met Eireann added.
There will be "sunny spells and showers, showers frequent across the west and north with dry spells in the southeast" and highest temperatures of 16 to 20C.
On Friday night, winds will gradually ease light to moderate overnight with showers becoming lighter and confined to western and northern coastal counties early in the night.
Cloud will thicken in the south with rain quickly pushing into the southern half of the country overnight and lowest temperatures of 9 to 12C.
Looking towards the weekend, Saturday will see sunny spells and showers across the northern half of the country.
It will be cloudy further south with a spell of persistent rain early in the day. However, the rain will clear southeastwards through the afternoon, becoming mostly dry with good spells of sunshine in all areas by evening and highest temperatures of 16 to 19C.
Saturday night will be mostly dry with clear spells, while Sunday will also have a mix of showers and some sunny spells, with highest temperatures of 17 to 20C.
