Met Eireann’s latest forecast shows largely unchanged weather over the weekend as wind and rain batter the country before a significant change comes Monday.
The weather will be wet and windy this morning with fresh to strong and very gusty southwesterly winds.
Showery outbreaks of rain are expected early on, with heavy falls and localised flooding, clearing eastwards leaving sunny spells and scattered showers for the afternoon.
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While there will be a brief lull in the winds, they will increase from fresh to strong and gusty for the afternoon, easing again into the evening.
It will be largely dry at first tonight with a few showers, which will become more widespread through the night with longer spells of rain developing for much of Munster and Leinster.
Conditions will be driest and coldest in parts of the north and west, with lowest temperatures of -1 to +3 degrees, while frost and patches of fog develop.
It will be milder elsewhere with lowest temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees in mostly light to moderate southerly winds, fresher near southern coasts.
On Saturday morning, showers or longer spells of rain will affect mainly the northern half of the country with drier and brighter conditions further south.
Showery outbreaks of rain will push up from the south over much of the country through the afternoon and evening.
New Year's Eve, on Saturday night will feature showery outbreaks of rain continuing to track northwards, with some falls of sleet possible, especially on high ground.
Further showers will follow in the clearance, and will mainly affect southern and western coastal areas.
Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees are expected with frost developing in the north. Southerly winds will be mostly light to moderate, allowing some mist and fog patches to develop, but fresher along southern coasts.
Current indications for Sunday, New Year's Day show that there will be a mix of cloud and sunny spells along with showers, some turning wintry.
There will also be the chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees.
Sunday night will then be a very cold night with lowest temperatures of -3 to 0 degrees.
It will become largely dry and clear as showers become more isolated. Moderate westerly winds will back southwesterly and ease light with fog patches developing.
A big change will then be seen on Monday, as things remain cool but largely dry with good deals of sunshine and just a few passing light showers, mainly affecting southern and Atlantic coasts.
Highest temperatures of just 2 to 6 degrees are expected in light to moderate southerly winds, freshening in the west and southwest later.
It will be dry early on in the night but outbreaks of rain and drizzle extend northeastwards to most areas by morning.
Lowest temperatures of -1 to +4 degrees, coldest in the north and east before the rain arrives.
Things will resume on Tuesday with a largely dull outlook is forecast as outbreaks of rain clear eastwards from most areas by early afternoon before another spell of rain moves eastwards across the country through the late afternoon and evening.
It will turn milder as well with highest temperatures of 6 to 11 degrees (north to southwest).
“Current indications suggest that the rest of the week will be unsettled with spells of rain and showers”.
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