A blast of cold air is forecast to hit Ireland this weekend after a week of mostly sunny weather.
Met Eireann have forecast a pleasant couple of days with dry weather and sunny spells as temperatures reach the mid-teens.
However, the weather is expected to take a turn for the worse at the weekend as a major change will arrive on Sunday.
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Saturday will see showers or longer spells of rain develop but weather models are showing a blast of cold Northerly air arriving on Sunday.
And the national forecaster has warned that we could even see a return of winter weather as it could "potentially turn frosty" overnight on Sunday as the cold northerly airflow becomes established.
Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather tweeted on Monday: "If you feel inspired to get the garden furniture out and put away the winter coat you might want to hold off. The weather models are showing a late blast of cold Northerly air heading our way from Sunday for a few days!"
Here is Met Eireann's full forecast for the week ahead:
Wednesday, April 19
Today will be rather cloudy with sunny spells improving later in the day. Mainly dry with the chance of an isolated shower. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in mostly moderate easterly winds, fresh at times near the east and south coast.
There'll be a few showers tonight affecting southern and southwestern counties tonight, it will stay dry elsewhere as skies clear. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees in mostly moderate easterly winds, fresh at times.
Thursday, April 20
Dry and sunny tomorrow, Thursday. Highest temperatures 11 to 14 degrees, as moderate to fresh easterly winds ease later.
Dry and clear on Thursday night with lowest temperatures between 2 and 5 degrees with light northeast breezes.
Friday, April 21
Mainly dry and sunny to begin on Friday. Cloud will increase through the morning with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing through the afternoon and evening over the southern half of the country, isolated showers further north. Highest temperatures 13 or 14 degrees in moderate to fresh northeasterly winds.
Mostly cloudy in the east and south on Friday night with patchy rain and drizzle. Drier and clearer for a time in the west and northwest with cloud increasing there too overnight. Lowest temperatures of 2 or 3 degrees in light to moderate northeast breezes.
Saturday, April 22
Saturday will be a mostly cloudy day with showers or longer spells of rain. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees in light easterly or variable breezes.
Sunday, April 23
Mainly dry on Sunday to start, afternoon showers will develop. It'll turn colder later as winds become northerly. Temperatures on Sunday between 9 degrees in the north and 14 degrees in the south then currently it looks like it could potentially turn frosty again overnight Sunday night as a cold northerly airflow becomes established.
Current indications suggest a cold but mainly dry situation for the start of next week with rain arriving from the west midweek.
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