Met Eireann has given the first glimpse at what the weather for the new Bank Holiday weekend will be like - and it's mostly good news.
The new permanent Irish public holiday has been given to celebrate St Brigid's Day and will be taken on Monday, February 6 this year.
In terms of the weather forecast for the weekend, there will not be a large amount of rain and though it will drop to 'sub-zero temperatures' on Saturday night and remain cold on Sunday, it will be back to higher temperatures by Monday.
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Weather expert Alan O'Reilly described the current forecast for the Bank Holiday as 'boring' but said 'boring is good'.
Writing on his Twitter account Carlow Weather, he wrote: "The bank holiday weekend is looking OK at present as the boring weather should last, yes boring is good. Not too much rain likely with possibly just some showers Saturday."
Met Eireann's full forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend ahead reads: "After a dry start a spell of rain is expected on Saturday, moving from north to south across the country it will introduce a colder northwesterly wind in its wake.
"Temperatures in the daytime of 9 or 10 degrees over Ulster and Connacht and 11 or 12 degrees for Munster and Leinster, will give way to sub-zero temperatures Saturday night.
"Current indications suggest that although Sunday is expected to be a cold day, the cold snap won't last too long with the higher temperatures back again by Monday."
Meanwhile, the weather for the remainder of this week is shaping up to be mild and breezy with very little rain, especially in the south and east of Ireland, as high pressure continues to be dominant.
Tuesday is set to be 'cool and breezy' with sunny spells. There will be scattered showers in north Connacht and Ulster but it will be mainly dry elsewhere with highest temperatures of 8C to 10C.
On Wednesday, the day will start off 'breezy', with showers or longer spells of rain over the northern half of the country through the morning - though it'll be mainly dry elsewhere with sunny spells and highest temperatures of 7C to 9C.
Thursday will be cloudy at first with some rain and drizzle in the west that will become isolated from later in the afternoon with sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures will be around 10C or 11C.
Friday is set to be another cloudy day, with patches of light rain and drizzle that will see the sun break through occasionally - as highest temperatures reach 11C or 12C.
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