Met Eireann weather forecasters have warned of a miserable week ahead with persistent rain on its way.
The temperatures are set to continue to drop with colder air over the country making it feel even nippier.
Scattered showers will turn into heavy downpours as we move towards the weekend.
Today will be cool with a few showers.
Temperatures won't go any higher than 10 or 11 degrees.
Tonight will be mostly dry with lowest temperatures of 3 to 5 degrees.
Here is the forecast for the rest of the week.
Wednesday: "A bright and mostly dry day with good spells of sunshine, but there will be a few scattered showers too. Feeling cool in a brisk northerly breeze, with highest temperatures only reaching 9 to 11 degrees."
Wednesday night: "Generally dry with long clear spells in a light northerly breeze. A few light showers will drift into coastal areas. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees with frost possible locally inland."
Thursday: "Thursday will be largely dry and will start with good spells of sunshine. However, cloud will increase through the day, especially in the north and west. Cool again with highs of just 8 to 11 degrees, in light to moderate northerly winds.
"Mostly dry Thursday night, cloudy in the west and north, some clear spells further east. Lows of 1 to 6 degrees, coldest in the south."
Friday: "Friday will be mostly cloudy and largely dry, but there will be some patchy light rain or drizzle at times too, mainly in western and northern counties. Highs of 10 to 12 degrees, as light to moderate winds back west to southwest.
"Cloudy on Friday night with some patchy light rain in the west. More persistent rain will arrive into the northwest around dawn. A milder night with temperatures not falling below 6 or 7 degrees.
Saturday: Breezy and cloudy on Saturday with outbreaks of mostly light rain crossing the country. A clearance will follow from the northwest later in the day. Slightly milder than of late with highs of 12 to 14 degrees, in moderate, occasionally fresh southwest winds.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy in all areas, with some patchy light rain in the south and west, largely dry further north and east. Highs of 11 to 14 degrees, mildest in the southwest, with light winds.
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