As Storm Mathis keeps people inside their homes for fear of being drenched to the bone - Met Eireann has issued a rather hopeful update for those hoping warmer weather is just around the corner.
On Thursday evening, people braced as the French-named storm took hold, bringing scattered showers which would give way to "persistent outbreaks of rain moving in from the southwest".
Thankfully, Ireland did not get the worst - with the greatest impact being felt in France, where 70mph winds hit alongside heavy rain in the UK, and while these countries continue to be slapped by adverse weather, a change is on the horizon for Ireland.
