The weather for the week ahead shows some unsettled weather on the way as a system will move over Ireland for Easter and bank holiday weekend.
The national forecaster predicted that low pressure systems off the southwestern coast will bring more rainfall than usual as well as milder than average temperatures.
Ireland's five day weather outlook is set to be overall mild but "generally unsettled" with showers most days but it looks the rain will clear over the Easter weekend.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "[Monday night will be] mostly cloudy with long dry periods and just patches of drizzle at first, before outbreaks of rain move into the south later. A relatively mild night with lows of 6 to 9 degrees and just light southeast winds."
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Tuesday
"A good deal of cloud with widespread showers, many heavy, with hail showers possible. Some sunnier periods likely in the afternoon. Mild with highest temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees. Winds will be mainly light and variable, but blustery at times around showers.
"Showers will largely die out early on Tuesday night with dry weather developing in many areas. Varying cloud cover, with some clear spells. Mist or fog may form under clearer skies as winds will be light. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees."
Wednesday
"Rather cloudy to start with some bright spells developing during the day along with scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees. Light southerly or variable winds."
Thursday
"Some uncertainty; currently it looks like it will be quite cloudy again with some showers, but with the chance of a more widespread spell of rain moving in from the west. Highs of 13 to 16 degrees with a light to moderate southerly breeze."
For the beginning of the bank holiday weekend, early indications show that it will be stay mild with showers on Friday.
The showers are set to clear up next Saturday and Easter Sunday for a drier weekend but it will possibly get colder in eastern and southern areas with light to moderate winds.
