Ireland is set to see a mixed bag of conditions over the coming days as showers clear early on Saturday before returning.
Met Eireann has forecast the southwest to see the worst of the weather tonight, with a risk of spot flooding in places.
Thundery spells will also arrive on Saturday and Sunday evening as heavy showers spread across the country.
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Meanwhile, this afternoon will be mostly cloudy with isolated showers, mainly in the north. Light westerly winds with temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees.
Some drizzle will develop in the southwest this evening as southerly winds freshen on Atlantic coasts.
Tonight, persistent rain in the southwest will extend across the country, with some heavy falls in places. Spot flooding is likely.
Lowest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees, coldest over the eastern half of the country before the rain arrives. Becoming breezy with southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh and gusty, strong on exposed coasts.
Saturday will be a wet and breezy start for the eastern half of the country, drier and brighter in the west.
The rain will clear into the Irish Sea by midday, and good sunny spells will follow. Scattered showers, however will follow from the west.
Towards the evening, the showers will become heavier in Atlantic counties with the chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees. Breezy at times with moderate to fresh and gusty southwesterly winds.
A mix of cloud and clear spells with scattered showers continuing overnight, heaviest and most frequent over Atlantic coastal counties with the chance of spot flooding.
Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Sunny spells with scattered heavy showers are forecast for Sunday, merging to longer spells of rain at times, especially in the west and northwest.
Some of the showers will be thundery, with spot flooding possible. Cloud will build from the southwest towards the evening, with outbreaks of rain following.
Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in fresh and gusty south to southwest winds.
Sunday night will become cloudy with outbreaks of rain extending across the country with some heavy falls possible.
Lowest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Monday will be a cloudy day with widespread outbreaks of rain, turning heavier later in the afternoon and in the evening with the chance of embedded thunderstorms.
Highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees in fresh southerly winds.
The rain will clear eastwards overnight and will be followed by blustery showers feeding in from the west. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Tuesday will see sunny spells and scattered showers, heaviest and most frequent for Atlantic coastal counties.
Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
Continuing unsettled with further spells of rain and showers, breezy at times too. Turning a bit milder from midweek.
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