Met Éireann predicts the current unsettled spell of weather sweeping across Ireland will continue into next week and possibly beyond.
The country has been enduring blustery and wet conditions for days with only short reprieves of sunny spells and the bad spell looks set to continue.
Met Éireann has also said it could turn colder once again from the end of next week.
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In its forecast for Saturday, Met Éireann said it will be "windy and cool with sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy with the potential for hail and isolated thunderstorms."
"More frequent showers will spread from the west this afternoon. Southerly winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty, with gales on west and northwest coasts. Highs seas will develop on western coasts also. Highest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
"Tonight will continue windy, particularly in the west and north. Clear spells and scattered showers, some heavy with a further possibility of hail and thunder. Fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly winds with gales near west and northwest coasts. High seas persisting on western coasts. Winds will ease somewhat overnight. Cold with lowest temperatures of 2 to 4 degrees."
They say Sunday will also begin blustery with moderate to fresh southerly winds, strong at times near Atlantic coasts.
It's not all bad news with "sunny spells and further bands of showers through the day, heaviest and most persistent in the west and south with some hail and thunderstorms possible."
They add that there is a "chance of a few sleet showers on higher ground in the west and southwest. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees."
Sunday night will bring clear spells and further showers, of rain or hail, mainly over the western half of the country. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 4 degrees with moderate to fresh westerly winds.
In its forecast, Met Éireann says: "On Monday, there'll be bright or sunny spells and some further showers. these will be mainly in the west and north and will mostly die out through the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with moderate to fresh westerly breezes.
"On Monday night, persistent rain will gradually spread northeastwards to all areas with freshening southeasterly winds. Westerly breezes will gradually die out as the showers along western coasts become more isolated and confined to Ulster. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees.
"Tuesday morning will be wet and quite windy with persistent rain. The rain will clear eastwards later with showers following from the west with fresh, gusty westerly winds. Highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees.
"Wednesday will be cold, blustery and showery with fresh to strong westerly winds and highest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees.
"At the moment Thursday looks like being a wet day."
In its outlook beyond that, forecasters say "colder, showery conditions look set to follow for Friday and the weekend."
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