Met Eireann has forecast a major change in or weather for later on this week.
A jet stream is currently barrelling its way to Ireland which will "fire up storms" in the Atlantic that could see a month's worth of rain dropped on parts of the country.
It looks like the west is set to receive the brunt of this with the wet and windy weather set to arrive on Thursday.
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Nationally, the weather is set to be "dry for many northern areas early on Wednesday night and turning quite chilly."
"It will be milder further south, with showery outbreaks of rain, and this rain will extend nationwide during the course of the night. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees in northern counties, 9 to 12 degrees in the south," Met Éireann's latest forecast says.
"Outbreaks of rain will spread eastwards across the country early tonight along with areas of mist and drizzle."
"Drier and clearer conditions will develop in western areas towards dawn on Wednesday. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds," Met Eireann have forecast."
"Thursday morning will start off mostly cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain or drizzle mainly in western areas. Sunny spells will develop by afternoon but showers will push into the west in the early afternoon, spreading eastwards across the country through the day. Highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees in a light to moderate southerly breeze.
"On Thursday night, showers or longer spells of rain will move eastwards over the country. Showers will become mainly confined to Atlantic coastal counties later. Lowest temperatures overnight of 4 to 8 degrees with moderate west or southwest breezes.
"Friday will be a cool, bright, fresh day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with fresh westerly winds. There'll be further showers on Friday night. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with moderate westerly winds.
"Saturday will bring bright or sunny spells and occasional showers, these heaviest and most frequent in the west. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees with moderate westerly winds. On Saturday night, there will be further showers and there's a possibility of strong winds for a time.
"Sunday looks like being a bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Highest temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees with moderate westerly breezes.
"At the moment looks like wet and windy weather will move up over Ireland on Sunday night and that there will be spells of heavy rain at times early next week with the possibility of strong winds also. It will become much milder."
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