There will be a blustery to start on Monday with good clear spells and just a few passing showers, according to Met Éireann.

It will remain mainly dry in the afternoon, with bright spells and just the odd shower. Monday night will start mostly dry but rain will spread from the west later and it will become windy, with fresh to strong southerly winds. Temperatures will rise overnight to 10°C or 11 °C by Tuesday morning.

Tuesday

Tuesday will be a wet and windy day. Heavy rain will clear later to blustery showers, with the possibility of hail or thunder. Temperatures early in the day will be between 10°C and 13°C but they will drop back to between 5°C and 7 °C with the clearance of the rain. The showery and blustery weather will continue on Tuesday night. Some showers may turn wintry on higher ground as temperatures fall to between 2°C and 5°C.

Wednesday

Wednesday looks set to be a blustery day, with further showers and a risk of hail and thunder. Westerly winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty at times. It will be cold, with afternoon temperatures only reaching 3°C to 5°C.

Thursday

Met Éireann predicts that rain will develop on western coasts and spread countrywide overnight into Thursday morning. Moderate westerly winds will back southerly with the arrival of the rain, with temperatures set to rise overnight.

Friday

There will be further outbreaks of showery rain on Friday and it will be breezy, with moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds. Temperatures look set to be normal or slightly below for this time of year.