Ireland is set to be battered with 'cool and showery' conditions over the coming week.
Met Eireann has forecast scattered showers across the country every day up until Wednesday, with heavy downpours in some parts of the country.
However, it looks like good news for next weekend as it is expected to turn drier and milder by the June bank holiday weekend where temperatures could reach 20C.
The national forecaster's further outlook for the week is: "Some uncertainty but there are signs that it will become mainly dry and settled later next week. Temperatures will rise into the high teens, possibly into the low 20s."
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Tonight, there will be clear spells to start but cloud will build overnight from the north bringing a few light showers along with some mist and isolated fog, with lowest temperatures of 3 to 7C.
It will be a cloudy day on Monday with scattered showers, some of them heavy. However, occasional sunny spells showers will develop during the day but it will
Highest temperatures of 11 to 14C in light to moderate northwest breezes.
Here's a more detailed look at Met Eireann's forecast for the next few days:
Monday, May 30
A cloudier day on Monday with scattered showers, a few possibly turning heavy. Occasional sunny spells will develop though. Feeling much cooler with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, possibly touching 15 degrees in the south, in a light to moderate northwest breeze.
Scattered showers dying out early in the night, becoming largely dry and clear. Some showers will continue to feed onto northern coasts in a light northwesterly breeze. Chilly with lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees.
Tuesday, May 31
Scattered showers with a mix of cloud and some bright spells. Mostly cloudy across Ulster with a more prolonged spell of rain there. Some heavier bursts are possible near the north coast. Highest temperatures 11 to 15 degrees with light to moderate westerly breezes.
Tuesday night will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain over the northern half of the country, with heavier falls possible locally. Mostly dry with some clear spells and just isolated showers further south. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees with a light westerly wind.
Wednesday, June 1
There will be further showers on Wednesday, with the odd heavy one in the north. Temperatures rising slightly with highs of 12 to 16 degrees, reaching 17 degrees in southern areas, with light to moderate northwest winds. Showers will ease later in the day becoming clear early in the night. Overnight lows of 5 to 8 degrees.
Thursday, June 2
A drier day with sunny spells and just a few light showers developing. Winds remaining light, becoming northeasterly, with highs of 15 to 17 degrees.
